Sweet Potato Empanadas

• 2 large sweet potatoes
• 2 tablespoons diced onion
• olive oil
• salt
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon chopped scallion
• 2 slices bacon, cooked until crisp and crumbled
• 2 packages of Goya empanada shells, "discos"
• 1 egg

1. Scrub sweet potatoes and prick all over with a knife or fork. Place on microwave safe plate and microwave on high for 15 minutes until the potatoes are very soft. Remove from microwave and set aside to cool.
2. Saute onion in a bit of olive oil and a pinch of salt until softened.
3. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, scoop flesh into a bowl. Add cream, chipotle, brown sugar, and cinnamon, stirring well to combine. Stir in scallions, cooked onion, and bacon. Refrigerate until ready to use.
4. Preheat oven to 350F. Remove discos from packaging. Place a scant tablespoon of sweet potato filling in the center of each. Fold ends over to form a half-moon, and crimp closed with the tines of a fork. Place empanadas on a nonstick cookie sheet.
5. Beat egg with a teaspoon of water and brush onto tops of pastries.
6. Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve hot or at room temperature.

sweet potatoes, onion, olive oil, salt, heavy cream, ground chipotle pepper, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, scallion, bacon, empanada shells, egg

Taken from food52.com/recipes/19260-sweet-potato-empanadas (may not work)