Peggys Peruvian Empanadas Recipes

Steps:

• Stir flour into water in a small bowl until dissolved.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and saute onion in oil until softened, about 5 minutes; add ground beef, olives, cumin, and paprika. Cook and stir the beef mixture until the beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Pour flour-water mixture into the beef and stir to coat evenly. Add raisins, stir, and cook until the raisins are plump, about 5 minutes. Fold eggs into the beef mixture; season with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool before using to fill empanadas.

Steps:

• Fry ground beef in heavy fry pan, drain meat on paper toels on a sturdy paper plate. Return meat to pan
• Hard boil 1 egg. Peel,chop, set aside
• Mix 1 packet of Taco seasoning into 3/4 c cold water in measuring cup. When dissolved,stir into meat. Cover and cook down liquid, about 5 minutes.Add egg, and chopped green Spanish olives
• Once mixture is blended, open 1 can of crescent rolls ,Place 2-3 tsps into each "triangle". Place on ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake empanadas at 350 degrees for est 15 minutes, or until golden brown Serve as appetizer while warm Enjoy!

Steps:

• Sift flour with salt into a large bowl and blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal with some (roughly pea-size) butter lumps.
• Beat together egg, water, and vinegar in a small bowl with a fork. Add to flour mixture, stirring with fork until just incorporated. (Mixture will look shaggy.)
• Turn out mixture onto a lightly floured surface and gather together, then knead gently with heel of your hand once or twice, just enough to bring dough together. Form dough into a flat rectangle and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, at least 1 hour.