Fruity Empanadas

12 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Pillsbury BEST All Purpose Flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest finely
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 2/3 cup Smucker's(R) Mango Jam or any flavor Smucker's jam or preserves
  • 3 cups Crisco Pure Vegetable Oil
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. 1
    COMBINE flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, lemon zest and salt in large bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or two knives until fine crumbs form. In small bowl, whisk water and egg. Stir in vinegar. Mix into dry ingredients with fork until evenly moistened.
  2. 2
    ROLL out half of dough at a time on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 3 1/2-inch round cookie cutter. Place heaping teaspoon of jam in center of rounds. Moisten edges of dough with water. Fold in half. Seal edges by pressing closed with fork.
  3. 3
    HEAT oil in 3-quart saucepan to 375°F. Fry 2 or 3 empanadas at a time for 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown, turning several times. Drain on paper towels. Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon in shallow bowl. Roll warm empanada in cinnamon sugar mixture.
  4. 4
    To bake in oven, heat oven to 375°F. Place filled empanadas on cookie sheet. Brush with milk. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until light brown. Remove to wire rack to cool.

Products Matching These Ingredients

Bakers Best, White Bread

Wise Woodworks

C NOVA 4

Bakers Best, Rye Bread

Wise Woodworks

C NOVA 4
Almond flour organic blanched

Almond flour organic blanched

Terrasoul

NOVA 4
Quaker Maple And Brown Sugar Instant oatmeal

Quaker Maple And Brown Sugar Instant oatmeal

Quaker

NOVA 4

The Best Peanut Butter Cookies

Bart & Judy's

E NOVA 1

Teriyaki butter and sugar snap peas seafood

NOVA 4
Bush’s Brown Sugar Hickory Baked Beans

Bush’s Brown Sugar Hickory Baked Beans

Full circle market

NOVA 4

Flour tortillas

D NOVA 4

Burrito size flour tortillas

D NOVA 4
Pillsbury

Pillsbury

Pillsbury

NOVA 4

More Recipes to Try

Creamy Corn

7 ingredients

Instant Cocoa Mix

5 ingredients

Vi'S Flat Bread

6 ingredients

Jiffy Meat Loaf

4 ingredients

Corn Flake Candy

4 ingredients

Cappuccino Mix

6 ingredients

White Chocolate Pecan Candy

3 ingredients

Barbecue Ribs

7 ingredients

Drip Beef

7 ingredients

Bread 'N Butter Pickles

8 ingredients

Chocolate Kiss Biscuits

5 ingredients

Mimaw'S Yeast Bread

7 ingredients