What are some good meatless recipes for empanadas?!


Question: What are some good meatless recipes for empanadas!?
For my end of the year Spanish project my group is making different kinds of empanada!.!.!. We wanted to find different good recipes so that we can bring them into our class!.!.!. we don't want recipes with meat because we don't want to make our class sick with poorly cooked meat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
PINEAPPLE EMPANADAS

6 c!. flour
2 c!. butter flavored Crisco
8 to 10 oz!. Coke, at room temperature

FILLING:

1 (16 oz!.) jar pineapple preserves
4 to 5 tbsp!. cornstarch
1/2 c!. sugar

Bring filling ingredients to boil!.
Mix flour and shortening together!. Make sure shortening is well mixed!. Add Coke, gradually mix well!. Make dough into balls, according to the size of empanadas you want and press ball using tortilla press!. Press around edges after filling has been added!. Bake in ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees!. Sugar the empanadas as soon as they are done!.

Makes 4 dozen!.

EMPANADAS (APPLE)

FILLING:

8 c!. sliced apples
2 c!. sugar
2 c!. water
1 1/2 tsp!. apples spice
3 tsp!. cornstarch
2 tbsp!. butter

Filling: Bring all ingredients to boil for 45 minutes until apples are soft!. Add cornstarch in 1/2 cup water to thicken!. Add butter, cool before making empanadas!.

DOUGH:

6 c!. flour
2 tsp!. salt
1 1/2 c!. sugar
3 tsp!. baking powder
2 tsp!. apple pie spice
1 c!. shortening
Warm water

Dough: Make dough like you would for flour tortillas!. Let it stand for 10 minutes!. Make balls, smaller than for tortillas, (smaller than a golf ball)!. Roll out to 4 inch diameter!. Put filling in center, fold one side over!. Press sides with fork to seal!. Place on cookie sheet!. Bake at 350 degrees until done!.

SWEET POTATO EMPANADAS

Filling:

3 c!. cooked pumpkin or sweet potato
1 1/2 c!. sugar
2 tbsp!. butter
2 tsp!. cinnamon

Cook on low for about 45 minutes!.

Crust:

4 cups flour
4 tsp!. baking powder
1/2 tsp!. salt
2 tbsp!. sugar
1 c!. shortening
1 c!. warm water

Combine dry ingredients with shortening and add warm water!. Knead the dough for 5 minutes, let sit for 30 minutes!. After 30 minutes, make the dough by rolling out small round shapes (about 4 inches in diameter), fill with mixture and then fold dough in half to make half moon shapes!. Glaze empanadas with egg white and sugar and cinnamon combination!. Bake in oven until lightly brown!.

hope these help!. good luck and enjoy!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Chili Spiced Potato and green chili, is one that a neighbor lady's housekeeper makes all the time, and they're great!.!.!.!.!.!.my DSL is down right now, and I can't get to my recipe archives!.!.!.!.!.!.

ChristopherWww@FoodAQ@Com

"Now and Later'' Vegetarian Empanadas
http://www!.recipezaar!.com/38276

Pineapple Coconut Empanadas
http://www!.recipezaar!.com/95647

Bananna Nutella Empanadas
http://www!.recipezaar!.com/155937

Empanadas De Pina(pineapple)
http://www!.recipezaar!.com/168803Www@FoodAQ@Com





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