Looking for a southwestern appetizer? These flavorful bean-filled pastries with cilantro cream sauce are sure to impress!
Pinto Beans and Roasted Red Pepper Empanadas
- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 1 hr 50 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
Dough
- 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup shortening
- 6 to 7 tablespoons ice water
- Milk
Filling
- 3/4 cup canned pinto beans, drained, rinsed
- 1/4 cup roasted red peppers, drained, chopped
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar-Jack with jalapeño peppers cheese blend (2 oz)
Cilantro Cream Sauce
- 1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 clove garlic, cut in half
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1In medium bowl, stir together flour and salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through mixture in opposite directions), until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle with ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry leaves side of bowl. Form dough into 2 disks; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
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Step2Heat oven to 450°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix filling ingredients.
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Step3On well-floured surface, roll out dough disks until 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 4-inch rounds. Reroll scraps; cut out enough dough to make 12 rounds. For each empanada, spoon about 2 tablespoons filling onto center of dough round. Moisten edge with water; fold dough over to form crescent shape. Press edge with fork to seal. Brush top lightly with milk. Place on cookie sheet.
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Step4Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.
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Step5Meanwhile, in blender or food processor, place sauce ingredients. Cover; blend or process until thoroughly mixed. Spoon into serving bowl. Cover; refrigerate until serving. Serve sauce with warm empanadas.
Nutrition
260
Calories
18g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
20g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving(1 Empanada and 1 Tablespoon Sauce)
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 18g
- 28%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 27%
- Trans Fat
- 2g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 170mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 95mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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