Apple Sauce Empanadas

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Total Time:
1 hr 0 min
Prep
15 min
Inactive
30 min
Cook
15 min
Yield:
6 empanadas
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons butter, chilled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 6 ounces cream cheese, chilled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup applesauce
  • Cinnamon sugar, for sprinkling

Directions

Add the flour, sugar and salt to a food processor and pulse to mix. Add the butter and process until the mixture resembles wet sand. Add the cream cheese and pulse until the dough comes together in large clumps. Place the dough on a floured surface and gently knead two or three times, just enough to incorporate the cream cheese. Form the dough into an oval disk, place in a plastic bag and chill, 15 to 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Roll the dough into a rectangle, about 15-by-10-inches. Cut the dough with a sharp knife into 6 squares, about 5-inches each.

Beat 1 teaspoon water and the egg in a small bowl, to make an egg wash.

Fill each dough square with about 2 teaspoons applesauce. Use your fingertips to moisten the dough edges with a little water. Fold the dough over to create a triangle. Use your fingers to press the dough gently together, then crimp the seal with a fork. Brush the tops of the triangles with the egg wash. Sprinkle the egg washed-tops with the cinnamon sugar. Place the triangles on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake until the triangles are golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Be careful, the filling will be hot, so cool the empanadas about 15 minutes before eating.

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  • on May 23, 2013

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    yep tasty but mine didn't get crunchy like hers did?
    I think maybe I needed to roll the dough thinner.

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  • on August 06, 2012

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    I made these with my husband and kids...we had so much fun and these were so good, great texture and nice and flakey and the cream chesse adds great flavor! I dont have a food processor just used a hand held pastry cutter and it worked out fine! Will be making these again, again, again........

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  • on July 30, 2012

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    so easy, so yummy!! I used chunky applesauce. I liked the texture a little better than smooth.

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