Empanadas de Fruta
Ready In: 0 mins
Serves: 8
Ingredients
Directions
- Mix flour, salt and sugar; add shortening and mix well.
- Add beaten egg to water and then to dry mixture.
- Dough should be soft but not sticky.
- Make small balls of dough.
- Roll out to 5 inches diameter and 1/8" thick.
- Place a heaping teaspoon of filling on half of rolled out dough turning other half of dough over and pressing edges together.
- Pinch edges between thumb and fore finger giving the dough a half-turn.
- Fry in deep fat until golden brown.
- Drain.
- To make fruit filling, add enough water to cover the dried fruit and raisins.
- Cook over low heat until tender.
- Add sugar, spices, and nuts.
- Mix until well blended. ( A 21 oz. can of fruit pie filling can be
- substituted for the fruit filling.)
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