Baked Cinnamon Apple Empanadas (Flakier Crust Version)
Author: CollegiateCook.com
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 12 empanadas
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Ingredients
Crust:
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
⅔ cup shortening
5 tablespoons cold water
Filling:
2 large apples, peeled and diced
½ cup sugar
1½ teaspoons cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
First, make the crust: Mix the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl. Use a spoonula to chop in the shortening as much as possible. Pour in the water, mixing everything until it forms a slightly sticky dough. Set aside.
Next, the filling: Pour the chopped apples, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg into a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 7-9 minutes. Turn off the burner, and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
As the oven heats, roll out the dough as thin as possible (about ¼ inch or so). Use a 3-inch cookie cutter -- or trace the mouth of a large cup with a knife to make even circles of dough. Set each circle on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Top with a teaspoon of the baked apple mixture, then fold over the dough until it forms a semi-circle.
Use a fork to crimp the edges of each empanada so the filling doesn't ooze out. Brush the top of each empanada with the leftover juices from the filling. It creates a cinnamon-sugar glaze that gives the crust extra flavor. Bake for 14-16 minutes, or until the empanadas have turned lightly golden.
Recipe by Collegiate Cook at https://collegiatecook.com/2014/11/16/baked-cinnamon-apple-empanadas-flakier-crust-version/