i have been wanting to make strawberry rhubarb empanadas since last summer when i saw a recipe for them on this glorious website with tons of delicious ecuadorian recipes! holla: http://laylita.com/recipes/ (fun fact. safari thinks that website is porn almost every time i try to go to it. i think it is the girl's name as a url issue).
i tackled these babies a few nights ago. they turned out wonderfully, though i wish i could have fit a little more guts inside em. the recipe is largely based on the one by Laylita, but I am lame and didn't make my own dough...bought some from the refridg section of the grocery.
strawberry rhubarb empanadas.
ingredients
2 c rhubarb, chopped to bite-size
4 c strawbs, chopped to bite-size
1 c sugar
2 T orange juice
1 T cornstarch
box of sweet pastry dough (two pie circles)
1 egg, yolk and white separated
a little more sugar for sprinkling
directions
1. combine the fruit, sugar, juice, and cornstarch in a bowl and let rest for an hour.
2. drain the liquid out of there.
3. unroll the dough and cut out ~4-5 inch diameter circles (i used a cup as a cutter).
4. spoon a little bloob of fruit on there. coat the edges of the dough with egg white (think high school art class and putting slip on the clay). fold the dough over, being careful not to break it. press a fork around the edges to seal.
5. brush a little egg yolk on the tops and them sprinkle with sugar.
6. chill the empanadas for 30 minutes.
7. bake at 375F until golden (about 30 minutes).
(this actually made like 20 empanadas and a pie-like creation using another sheet of pie crust from a second box).
check it out!
oh and i am aware that:
1. these food photos are really dorky.
2. there is a piece of cat hair on that empanada?
Laughing about the cat hair!
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