Pineapple Empanadas
Pineapple Empanadas or Empanadas de Piña is a delicious recipe. They are sweet and slightly tart. They make a great dessert for any occasion.
Servings 36 empanadas
Calories
Ingredients
- 4 cups Flour
- 1 tsp Sugar
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 1¾ cups Shortening
- 1 ea Egg well beat
- 1 tbsp White vinegar
- ½ cup Water
- 1 can 10oz Pineapple preserves
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 tbsp Cinnamon
Instructions
- Sift flour and mix with sugar (1 teaspoon) and salt
- Cut in shortening using 2 forks
- In a large bowl, combine well-beaten egg, vinegar, and water
- Using your hands, mix the dough to form a ball
- Chill for 30 minutes
- Divide the dough into 2-inch diameter balls
- With a rolling pin roll into circles about 2 inches in diameter
- Place 1/2 a teaspoon pineapple preserves on one side of each circle
- Fold the other half of the dough over the preserves
- Pinch the edges to seal
- Bake for 14 to 18 minutes at 350°
- While empanadas are baking, mix sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl and set aside
- Gently remove baked empanadas from cookie sheet and coat with cinnamon-sugar mixture
- Place on platter to cool.
- You may substitute the preserves with other flavors if you so desire