Sweet and Easy Pineapple Empanadas

Marcela Valladolid

Recipe courtesy Marcela Valladolid

Show: Mexican Made EasyEpisode: Cooking With the Kids

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Total Time:
45 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Yield:
18 empanadas
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • Non-stick cooking spray
  • 1 (1-pound) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 1/3 cup cajeta or thick caramel sauce
  • 1/2 cup finely grated Monterrey jack cheese
  • 1/4 cup pineapple, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch cubes (about 1 cup)
  • 2 eggs, beaten and blended with 1 tablespoon water
  • All-purpose flour, for dusting
  • 2 tablespoons demarara or light brown sugar
  • Special equipment: a 3-inch round cookie cutter or a clean 3-inch diameter can with the top removed

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Unfold 1sheet of puff pastry on lightly floured surface. Using a 3-inch cookie cutter or a 3-inch diameter can with the top removed, cut out 9 circles of dough. Repeat with the remaining puff pastry sheet. Put a scant teaspoon of cajeta in center of each round. Top each with a sprinkling of grated cheese and 3 or 4 pieces of pineapple. Brush the edge of each circle with the egg mixture and enclose each empanada into a half moon. Crimp the edges with fork. Transfer to prepared baking sheet and brush each empanada with the egg mixture. Crimp edges with fork.Transfer the empanadas to the prepared baking sheet and brush them with the egg mixture. Sprinkle with demarara sugar and bake until golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer the empanadas to a serving platter and serve warm.

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  • on February 07, 2012

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    I have not tried these yet, but I have a question: do you think I could substitute the fruit? My family's not a big fan of pineapple. Could I use mango or papaya instead?

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  • on November 26, 2011

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    The empanadas were delicious my family couldn't stop eating them when they came out of the oven. The filling was really good but I had some trouble with the puff pastry the first time I made this recipe...it was my first time using puff pastry. The second time I made these I did not mess with the puff pastry so much and stayed very close to how Marcela handled her puff pasty on the show and they turned out much better.

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  • on September 17, 2011

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    I LOVED THEM!!!

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