Empanaditas Recipe

• 1/2 lb grnd beef
• 1/4 c. onion, finely minced
• 2 Tbsp. raisins, finely minced
• 2 Tbsp. minced green olives
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 c. cottage cheese;sm curd,cream
• 1 egg, large hard cooked, *
• 1 egg, large, separated
• 1 tsp. water
• 10-inch pastry recipe, 2 crust
• 2 tsp. lowfat milk

1. Cook and stir grnd beef in 10-inch skillet, breaking up into small pcs, till brown; drain reserving 1 Tbsp.
2. of fat and the beef in the skillet.
3. Stir in onion, raisins, olives, salt and pepper.
4. Cover and cook over low heat for 5 min.
5. Stir in cottage cheese and hard cooked egg.
6. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
7. Mix egg white and water till slightly foamy; reserve.
8. Prepare pastry dough; gather into a ball.
9. Divide into halves.
10. Shape into 2 flattened rounds on lightly floured cloth covered surface.
11. Roll 1 round of pasty into circle, about 14 inches in diameter.
12. Cut into 11 or possibly 12 circles, 3 1/2-inches in diameter.
13. Spoon on 2 tsp.
14. of the beef mix at the center of each circle.
15. Brush edge of pastry with egg white mix.
16. Fold pastry circle up over filling; press edge with fork to seal.
17. place empanaditas on ungreased cookie sheet.
18. Repeat with remaining pastry circles.
19. Gather any remianing pastry; shape into another round.
20. Repeat rolling cutting and filling.
21. Beat egg yolk and lowfat milk till well blended; brush over tops of empanaditas.
22. Bake till golden, 15 to 20 min.
23. Serve hot.
24. * Hard boiled egg should be peeled and minced.

grnd beef, onion, raisins, green olives, salt, pepper, cheesesm curd, egg, egg, water, pastry, milk

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/empanaditas-13460 (may not work)