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tasty tuesday: margaret’s ez empanadas

March 29, 2016 by admin 13 Comments

Tasty Tuesday Empanadas

My mom-in-love, Margaret, is 91 years old and still cooks for herself almost every single day, after she drives herself to Publix Markets to grocery shop!!! In other words, at 91 years old, she is AMAZING! She loves to read fiction and watch game shows. For the past two years we’ve been blessed to stay with her a few days on our winter trip to Florida. She lives on the west coast of Florida, where the Manatees swim! Her home is on a canal that eventually takes you out to the Gulf of Mexico – all that said to say, “I love it there!” Today, she shares her recipe for Empañadas, it is not an original recipe but I do not know the source. She makes a bunch of these and freezes them for quick, easy, delicious meals on-the-go – and at 91 she is still going!!!

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup chopped green pepper
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 lb ground beef, turkey or whatever you prefer.
  • Olive oil to saute the above in
  • 3/4 cup chopped green olives WITH pimentos, drained of briny water
  • 3/4 cup raisins, cut up
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 1 T honey
  • S&P
  • 1 egg, separated and set aside
  • pastry dough (of course she makes her own but we will cheat and buy it from the store!)

Directions:

  1. Saute green pepper and onion in olive oil.
  2. In the same skillet, add the ground beef and brown until cooked.
  3. To the skillet add: olives, raisins, cumin, honey. Mix up well. Refrigerate to chill.
  4. Roll out your dough and using a 3″ round cutter, cut out all the dough on hand.
  5. Take out your chilled meat mixture and fold in the egg white – this serves as a binder.
  6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  7. Take approximately 1 T (or more) of meat mixture and place in the middle of your 3″ circles of dough.
  8. Brush the edge of the dough LIGHTLY with water. Fold in half and seal. Use the tines of a flat fork to “pinch” edges sealed.
  9. Make a wash with the reserved egg yolk and 1-2 T water and brush on folded, sealed Empañadas.
  10. Place your Empañadas on a parchment papered cookie sheet.
  11. Bake 20-25 minutes until lightly browned.
  12. I’m not sure how many it makes, depends on how much dough you have and the amount of filler in each! Serve with salsa.

¡Buen apetito!

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. 3 John verse 2

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Tasty Tuesday Empanadas

 

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  1. Melissa says

    March 29, 2016 at 9:11 am

    Oh yum! I might sub out the meat with seitan or TVP, but I LOVE empanadas!

    Reply
    • admin says

      March 29, 2016 at 10:49 am

      Great – I knew you’d find a way to make this vegetarian-friendly!!!

      Reply
    • Shirley Wilson says

      April 13, 2016 at 12:36 pm

      Made these and they were absolutely delicious..looking forward to trying more Tasty Tuesday’s recipes.

      Reply
  2. Kathy says

    March 29, 2016 at 9:48 am

    Sounds wonderful and I loved reading about your mil! I adore “old people”….lol….I plan to BE ONE….(or am I already one??)…love you!

    Reply
    • admin says

      March 29, 2016 at 10:50 am

      I think we are “almost” old people!!!

      Reply
  3. Anita Ojeda says

    March 29, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    Looks tasty (minus the beef ;)–but I could use TVP).

    Reply
    • admin says

      March 29, 2016 at 2:17 pm

      I wonder what TVP is?

      Reply
  4. Tara says

    March 29, 2016 at 1:59 pm

    So awesome that she is still going strong at 91. I’ll have to try these too.

    Reply
    • admin says

      March 29, 2016 at 2:17 pm

      Tara – it is incredible, isn’t it?

      Reply
  5. Christine Leeb says

    March 29, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    Sounds wonderful and man, I hope to be that vibrant when I’m that old. 🙂

    Reply
    • admin says

      March 29, 2016 at 2:17 pm

      Me too, Christine!!!

      Reply
  6. Sue Donaldson says

    March 31, 2016 at 11:07 pm

    hey! I just found out you did theses on Tuesdays! From Anita – mine are on Fridays – i think i may need to subscribe – at the least, swap recipes. or link to yours – n’est pas? and God bless. xx

    Reply
    • admin says

      April 1, 2016 at 10:11 am

      Link away my dear!

      Reply

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