Shrimp Empanaditas Recipe

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Shrimp Empanaditas
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Ingredients
19
Count
Nutrition
195
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. MAKE THE DOUGH by beating together the butter and the cream cheese until it is all blended together.
  2. Stir in the sea salt and the flour and mix well.
  3. Knead the dough for a minute (until it holds together) no longer.
  4. Form it into a ball wrap in plastic wrap and chill for half an hour.
  5. MAKE THE FILLING
  6. Heat the oil add the onion and sauté until translucent then add the garlic
  7. Cook for another 2 minutes and add the tomatoes, capers, hot peppers and pimento olives the sea salt and the bay leaf * cumin.
  8. Add the shrimp.
  9. Simmer until mixture is dry and set aside to cool completely, about a half hour.
  10. Taste before stuffing into pastry and add salt and spice to your liking.*
  11. *I sometimes add cumin at this point or during the cooking about a teaspoon.
  12. Remove the bay leaf before stuffing.
  13. Preheat oven to 350F degrees
  14. Grease a baking sheet with a little oil
  15. MAKE EMPANADITAS TURNOVERS
  16. Roll out dough with a rolling pin on a floured surface until about 1/8 inch thick
  17. Use a 3 inch round cookie cutter and to cut out rounds.
  18. Using a teaspoon fill each round by placing a heaping spoon in the center of the dough then fold over and seal the edges with a fork.
  19. Beat the egg with a tablespoon of water to make an egg wash and paint it onto each turnover.
  20. Bake until golden brown about 15 minutes.
  21. Transfer to a rack and serve while still warm
  22. Oh so good do not eat so many your self leave some for the guest.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 195.03 Kcal (817 kJ)
Calories from fat 126.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.1g 22%
Cholesterol 45.91mg 15%
Sodium 276.62mg 12%
Potassium 47.49mg 1%
Total Carbs 14.08g 5%
Sugars 0.32g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.62g 2%
Protein 3.55g 7%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 19.9mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 371.92 Kcal (1557 kJ)
Calories from fat 242.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.89g 22%
Cholesterol 87.55mg 15%
Sodium 527.5mg 12%
Potassium 90.57mg 1%
Total Carbs 26.84g 5%
Sugars 0.61g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.19g 2%
Protein 6.77g 7%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 3%
Iron 1.5mg 4%
Calcium 38mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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