Jeni Britton Bauer's Sweet Empanadas with Fruit Filling Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a unique flavor and is dairy-free.

fruit filling

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit puree

💰Cheaper: canned fruit

Fresh fruit puree is lower in sugar and adds natural flavor.

Put flour, sugar, and salt into a food processor with lard and pulse for 10 to 15 times.

Add egg and buttermilk, stir with a fork and mush into a ball.

Cover dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about an hour.

Make the filling by cooking fruit and sugar in a pan for about 8 minutes.

Roll out the dough on a floured surface.

Use pie molds to cut out circles and fill with a couple tablespoons of filling.

Crimp edges together using the pie molds.

Heat oil to 365°F and carefully drop empanadas into the oil.

Fry for about 3 minutes on each side until golden brown, then drain on paper towels.

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