Pineapple Empanadas

Name: Pineapple Empanadas
Ingredients: For the dough:; 6 oz of cream cheese, at room temp; 1 cup of unsalted butter, at room temp; 2 cups of unbleached all purpose flour; 1/2 tsp of salt; For the Filling:; 1 can of crushed pineapple (in own juice); 1 tbsp of cornstarch; 2-3 tbsp of sugar (depending on taste); 1/2 cup of chopped pecans; 1/2 cup of shredded coconut; 1/4 cup of raisins (that have been soaked in rum and simple syrup for 24 hrs or long enough for the raisins to become plump and juicy)

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Ingredients

For the dough:
6 oz of cream cheese, at room temp
1 cup of unsalted butter, at room temp
2 cups of unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 tsp of salt
For the Filling:
1 can of crushed pineapple (in own juice)
1 tbsp of cornstarch
2-3 tbsp of sugar (depending on taste)
1/2 cup of chopped pecans
1/2 cup of shredded coconut
1/4 cup of raisins (that have been soaked in rum and simple syrup for 24 hrs or long enough for the raisins to become plump and juicy)

Directions

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