pineapple-yam turnovers
Pineapple-Yam Turnovers (Empañadas de Camote con Piña) Filling 1 cup cooked sweet potato, mashed 1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained 1 tablespoon Mexican lime juice 1/4 teaspoon sal...
Ingredients
- 1cupcooked sweet potato, mashed
- 1/2cupcrushed pineapple, drained
- 1tablespoonmexican lime juice
- 1/4teaspoonsalt
- 1egg, beaten
- 1/2cuplight brown sugar
- 1/2cupblanched almonds, chopped
- 1/2teaspooncinnamon
Directions
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Pineapple-Yam Turnovers (Empañadas de Camote con Piña) Filling 1 cup cooked sweet potato, mashed 1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained 1 tables
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Set aside
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Pastry 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup vegetable shorteni
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Sift together the dry ingredients
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Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture looks mealy
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Add water, just enough to hold the pastry together when kneaded lightly
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Roll as thin as pie pastry on a lightly floured board and cut into 3- to 4-inch diameter circles
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Spoon filling on one half of the circle, wet edge of the pastry with a little water, then fold the other half of the pastry over