Empanadas De Pina (Pineapple)

Ang11002's Note:

Yummy, sweet version of an empanada...popular in Latin America :)

• Total Time: 17 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) jar pineapple preserves, well drained
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar, for rolling (or more)

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients except preserves.
2. Knead into dough, roll out and cut with biscuit cutter, making a round circle.
3. Place slightly less than a teaspoon of preserves in each cut shape.
4. Fold and crimp edges together with fork.
5. Bake on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees F until light beige, about 12 minutes.
6. After baking, roll in confectioners' sugar.

Reviews

[puppitypup]

LOVED THEM! Angela, these pastries are so good, I'm going to have to hide them from myself! Quick and easy to make as well. I rolled the dough to 1/8" thickness and got 32 cookies total. I made three different fillings: pineapple, orange and pumpkin, loved them all but I would say the orange was my favorite. I misread the directions and rolled them in the powdered sugar before baking, then I just dusted them afterwards to make them pretty. Edited to say that OF THE 350 RECIPES I REVIEWED IN 2008, THIS HAS GONE INTO MY TOP 20 FAVORITES COOKBOOK.

[MoMoTaps]

very easy-- I had to leave mine in for about 15 minutes but I also made pretty large empanadas. Thanks for a great recipe.

[Lainey6605]

These things are addicting! Just delicious and really very easy to make. I loved the filling! Will make these again, especially for holidays. Made for ZWT4 for the Tastebud Tickling Travellers.