Apple Empanadas
You can enjoy these as a wonderful dessert, breakfast, or snack - or make them as a holiday appetizer.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 Apples cored and cut to wedges
- 1 tablespoon Cinnamon Powder (Dalchini)
- 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg powder freshly ground
- 2 tablespoon Brown Sugar (Demerara Sugar)
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Puff Pastry Sheet
- All Purpose Flour (Maida) for dusting
- Caster Sugar for dusting
Instructions
- 1
To begin making Apple Empanadas Recipe, use a sharp knife to core and thinly slice the apples into wedges.
- 2
Toss the apple slices into a medium skillet and add cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and brown sugar.
- 3
Sauté on a medium heat for 5 minutes, or until the apples have softened a little bit. Keep them aside.
- 4
Lightly flour a surface and roll out pastry dough to 1/4 inch (6.3 mm) thick.
- 5
Cut into circles for making empanadas and place filling in the center of the dough circle for empanadas.
- 6
Fold dough over to make a filled half circle and use a fork to press the edges together. Refrigerate uncooked empanadas for 3 hours.
- 7
Deep fry in oil 6 to7 minutes until golden brown. And drain the excess oil using several layers of absorbent paper before serving. Dust it with some powdered sugar and enjoy.
- 8
Preheat oven to 350F.
- 9
Once the uncooked empanadas are refrigerated for 3 hours, take them out and arrange it on a baking sheet lined with a parchment paper. Brush each of the empanadas with some milk.
- 10
Put the tray in oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden. Keep a close watch while the empanadas are baked in oven since the temperature and its distribution varies with ovens.
- 11
Serve Apple Empanadas Recipe and Guava Empanadas Recipe along with Vanilla Fruit Sauce With Left Over Fruits Recipe for desserts during your next house party.