Guava Empanadas
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Ingredients
- Empanada Discos 10 pack (color or white), 5" (Try Goya) to save time!!
- Filling
- 8 ounces guava jelly
- 4 ounces butter, softened
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- Glaze
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon water
Details
Servings 1
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 50mins
Adapted from recipes.sparkpeople.com
Preparation
Step 1
Guava Jelly, cream butter and cream cheese together in a large mixing bowl until well blended and smooth
Heat oven to 400. Move oven rack to top third of oven.
Take an empanada disc and Add about a tablespoon of filling in the middle of each round, fold in half. Secure edges by pressing with a fork.
Brush each half-round with the egg and water which have been beaten well.
Place on a baking sheet well apart.
Bake 25 minutes or until golden and hollow-sounding when tapped.
* **TRADITIONALLY ***Pan fry or deep fry till brown. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Cool on wire rack.
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