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Crab and Goat Cheese Empanadas
Recipe courtesy Michelle Bernstein

Ingredients
For the dough:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 pound plus 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small cubes
1/3 cup cold water

Filling:
1 tablespoon, olive oil
1 Spanish onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 habanero, minced

1 pound picked lump crabmeat
1 cup soft goats cheese
1 teaspoon chopped thyme
1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Mango Chutney, recipe follows

Directions
Dough: Combine flour, salt, and butter in food
processor, run until it becomes a coarse meal. Add all the water and pulse until
it forms a dough. Allow to rest for 1/2 hour.

Filling: In a saute pan on medium, heat olive oil and saute onion, garlic, and

habanero. In a large mixing bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Season, to
taste, with salt and pepper.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface, making a rough circle about
1/8-inch thick. With a 3-inch diameter cookie cutter, cut circles.

Place about 2 teaspoons of the filling into the center of each circle. Moisten the
exposed dough with a finger dipped in water. Fold the empanada in half, press the
firmly together, sealing with a fork around the edge. Bake for 15 minutes. Serve
with Mango Chutney.

Ingredients

Mango Chutney:
2 mangoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
1/4 Spanish onion, chopped
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with 2 tablespoons water

Directions
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Cook on low for
30 minutes. Add cornstarch if desired to thicken.