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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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/2010/01/05/empanadas-de-carnitas/ Ingredients:
dough |
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour |
1 cup masa |
1 tsp baking powder |
1 tsp salt |
1 1/2 sticks butter cut into 1/2 inch pieces |
1 cup ice water |
filling |
6-8 pimento stuffed olives finely chopped |
1 jalapeno seeds removed finely chopped |
6 scallions-green tops only finely chopped |
1 clove garlic finely chopped |
1/2 medium onion finely chopped |
1 cup shredded pork |
1/2 cup currants or raisins |
1 tablespoon tomato paste |
1/2 cup white wine |
3 tbsp olive oil |
salt and fresh pepper to taste |
1/2 tsp cinnamon |
1 beaten egg |
Directions:
1. Combine dry ingredients and sift together, set aside. Cut in butter till mixture resembles corn meal. Add 1 cup ice water gradually and gather mixture into a ball after combined. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or overnight.
2. Filling
3. Saute onions, scallions and garlic in 3 tbsp olive oil till soft. Add jalapeno, olives, currants, pork and tomato paste. Then slowly poor in in wine. Cook for a minute or two till any liquid is absorbed. Set aside to cool slightly.
4. Roll 1/2 of dough on a lightly floured board. Cut 3 inch rounds from dough gathering up scraps for second rolling. Roll circles out a touch more, then top with a tablespoon of mixture in center. Fold over one side and then seal using the tines of a fork. Put onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Brush tops lightly with beaten egg wash.
5. When your sheet is full, bake in a 375degree preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes till lightly browned. Enjoy warm or reheated the next day. This recipe makes enough to feed 12 hungry people as an afternoon snack.
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