Mini Empanadas
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
Pastry:
2 cups flour
2 teasspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons Crisco (or lard or butter)
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
Meat Filling:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 pound lean ground beef
1 teaspoon cumin
salt and pepper to taste
red pepper to taste
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup capers or green Spanish olives, pitted
Recipe
In a large bowl sift the dry ingredients then add Crisco. In a small
bowl, beat egg and add milk. Add milk and egg to the flour mixture
and stir to make pastry dough. Make into small balls and roll out
into small circles.
In a skillet heat oil and fry onion and garlic for 1 minute. Add
ground beef and cook well. Add spices and stir. Add raisins and
capers and/or olives. Let cool.
Fill each mini empanada pastry with some meat filling. Fold pastry
over filling and press with fingers or fork to seal.
Bake for 10-15 minutes in a 400F degree oven.
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