Meat Empanadas Recipe

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Meat Empanadas
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For pastry:.
  2. Mix flour, salt, and baking powder. Cut shortening into the flour mixture. Mix egg and water well. Add liquid mixture to flour and mix well using a fork.
  3. For filling:.
  4. In a skillet, heat oil on medium.
  5. Stir in beef and cook until browned.
  6. Stir in remaining ingredients. Lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until mixture thickens.
  7. Heat oven to 400. Move oven rack to top third of oven.
  8. Roll the dough thinly (1/8 ). Using a cookie cutter, makes as many rounds as possible. Add about a tablespoon of filling in the middle of each round, fold in half. Secure edges by pressing with a fork.
  9. Brush each half-round with the egg and water which have been beaten well.
  10. Place on a baking sheet well apart.
  11. Bake 25 minutes or until glolden and hollow-sounding when tapped.
  12. Cool on wire rack.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 78.41 Kcal (328 kJ)
Calories from fat 18.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.03g 3%
Cholesterol 21.05mg 7%
Sodium 302.05mg 13%
Potassium 69.19mg 1%
Total Carbs 11.31g 4%
Sugars 0.27g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.51g 2%
Protein 3.44g 7%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 14.7mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 209.14 Kcal (876 kJ)
Calories from fat 48.73 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.41g 3%
Cholesterol 56.16mg 7%
Sodium 805.64mg 13%
Potassium 184.54mg 1%
Total Carbs 30.18g 4%
Sugars 0.73g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.35g 2%
Protein 9.18g 7%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0%
Iron 1.1mg 2%
Calcium 39.2mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.6
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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