Empanadas De Fruta is a recipe for a fruit-filled pastry. The pastry is made with a dough that is rolled out and then filled with a variety of fruits. The dough is then rolled up and sealed, and the empanadas are baked.
FRUIT FILLING20 oz Mixed dried fruit1/2 lb Raisins3/4 cSugar1/2 ts Cloves1 ts Cinnamon1/2 ts Nutmeg1 cPinon nuts(other nuts okay) Mix flour, salt and sugar; add shortening and mix well.
Add beaten egg towater and then to dry mixture.
Dough should be soft but not sticky.
Makesmall balls of dough.
Roll out to 5 inches diameter and 1/8 thick.
Place aheaping teaspoon of filling on half of rolled out dough turning other halfof dough over and pressing edges together.
Pinch edges between thumb andfore finger giving the dough a half-turn.
Fry in deep fat until goldenbrown.
Drain.
To make fruit filling, add enough water to cover the driedfruit and raisins.
Cook over low heat until tender.
Add sugar, spices, andnuts.
Mix until well blended.
( A 21 oz.
can of fruit pie filling can besubstituted for the fruit filling.
) .
Ingredients
Directions
FRUIT FILLING20 oz Mixed dried fruit1/2 lb Raisins3/4 cSugar1/2 ts Cloves1 ts Cinnamon1/2 ts Nutmeg1 cPinon nuts(other nuts okay) Mix flour, salt and sugar; add shortening and mix well.
Add beaten egg towater and then to dry mixture.
Dough should be soft but not sticky.
Makesmall balls of dough.
Roll out to 5 inches diameter and 1/8 thick.
Place aheaping teaspoon of filling on half of rolled out dough turning other halfof dough over and pressing edges together.
Pinch edges between thumb andfore finger giving the dough a half-turn.
Fry in deep fat until goldenbrown.
Drain.
To make fruit filling, add enough water to cover the driedfruit and raisins.
Cook over low heat until tender.
Add sugar, spices, andnuts.
Mix until well blended.
( A 21 oz.
can of fruit pie filling can besubstituted for the fruit filling.
) .
