Empanadas!

A new recipe was used last night. I love empanadas and can't find any in town so.......

I created my own recipe. Ha ha! I'm so talented.

I lived in Spain for three yeas with the Navy and enjoyed several dishes from southern Spain.

One of which was Empanadas. They are pastry pockets filled with meat, vegetables, cheese or a combination of all. Then it is either baked or deep fried.

I had an idea already what went into it but wasn't sure. Well, first I searched the

web and came up with a plan.

Most all of the recipes I found were very similar. I just tweaked it to suite me.

Be warned: The following photos are scary!

We had so much fun making theses little lovelies!

Each of the kids made their own. It got real messy there for a while.

We had flour every where.

This one is how they are suppose to look neatly folded in half.

Carmen is being a bit creative here. She is attempting to make a braid. Not too bad I think. Using her creative juices. Colin and I played it safe and simple.

This one was made by Colin. I think it turned out quite well.

They are suppose to be neat little half circles.

Mine looked like a an alien egg opening up and oozing out. Ha ha!

Sorry that picture is a little blurry. I didn't wand to get to close. It was scary!

It was way better that it looked. Thank goodness!!!!

Anyway we ate every last one.

If you would like to try it out ( It was very easy and fun) here is my recipe:

Turn oven to 450 degrees.

1 lb hamburger

1 can mild Rotel ( chopped tomatoes and green chillies)

1/2 chopped onion

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp basil

1 T flour

a small sprinkle of crushed pepper flakes

Salt and pepper to taste

1 egg

Brown hamburger and drain off excess fat. Add Rotel and remaining ingredients.

I made pizza dough but you could use can dough if you wanted.

I divided into several small ball and then rolled them into about 6 inch circles.

Place a scoop of meat filling in the middle and fold over crust.

I used an egg wash to seal the edges and painted the tops.

Bake on a cookie pan or stone of about 15 min until golden brown.

So easy!

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