Empanadas De Fruta
Yield
15 servingsPrep
40 minCook
15 minReady
55 minLow in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
sugar
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
water
|
|
| Fruit filling | |||
| 20 | ounces |
mixed dried fruit
|
|
| ½ | pound |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cloves
ground |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
nutmeg
|
|
| 1 | cup |
nuts
pinon, or other nuts |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | l |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 15 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 177 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 355 | ml |
water
|
|
| Fruit filling | |||
| 578 | ml/g |
mixed dried fruit
|
|
| 226.8 | g |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| 177 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cloves
ground |
|
| 5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
nutmeg
|
|
| 237 | ml |
nuts
pinon, or other nuts |
|
Directions
Mix flour, salt and sugar; add shortening and mix well.
Add beaten egg to water and then to dry mixture.
Dough should be soft but not sticky. Make small balls of dough.
Roll out to 5 inches diameter and ⅛ inch thick.
Place a heaping teaspoon of filling on half of rolled out dough turning other half of dough over and pressing edges together.
Pinch edges between thumb and fore finger giving the dough a half-turn.
Fry in deep fat until golden brown.
Drain.
To make fruit filling, add enough water to cover the dried fruit and raisins.
Cook over low heat until tender.
Add sugar, spices, and nuts. Mix until well blended.
