Easy As Pie Empanada Recipes

EMPANADA PIE

Steps:

• Place onion in a food processor and process to a medium chop. Use a garlic press to add garlic to the chopped onion.
• Preheat a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add oil, onion, and garlic to the hot pan. Reduce heat to medium and saute until golden, about 5 minutes.
• Place mushrooms in the food processor and process to a medium dice. Stir into the onion mixture and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Meanwhile, process olives to a fine mince and set aside.
• Add oregano, paprika, cumin, red pepper flakes, and pepper to the pan; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Crumble in ground beef and cook, breaking up with a spoon or spatula, until thoroughly browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in olives. Remove from heat and cool for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray. Line the plate with 1 pie crust.
• Carefully spoon the cooled beef mixture into the crust. Press the second crust on top. Slice air vents in the top crust.
• Beat egg and water together in a small bowl. Brush egg wash thoroughly over the complete surface of the pie.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool for 5 to 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

EASY-AS-PIE EMPANADA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Cook potatoes in boiling water in large saucepan 15 min. or until tender; drain. Mash potatoes. Stir in cheese, sour cream, wieners and onions.
• Place 1 crust on baking sheet; top with potato mixture, spreading to within 1 inch of edge. Cover with remaining crust; seal edge with fork. Brush with egg.
• Bake 30 min. or until golden brown. Cool 5 min. before cutting into wedges to serve.

QUICK AND EASY EMPANADAS

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef in a frying pan adding the salt and pepper just before done.
• Let the beef cool.
• In a large bowl mix the corn, onions, cheese, and salsa, then add the cooled beef mixing carefully so not to break up all the cheese.
• Roll the biscuits out flat to about 2-1/2 times their size.
• Place approx 1/3 cup filling on one side of the center of the circle lengthwise.
• Fold the dough over the filling like a turn over and crimp the edges like a pie crust. Be careful not to tear the dough, and to seal the edges completely or your filling will come out! depending on how much filling is used will determine how many biscuits you will use.
• Place on slightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 till lightly browned.