Pineapple Coconut Empanadas
photo by Izy Hossack
- Ready In:
- 48mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
24
ingredients
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For the dough
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup solid shortening
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 1⁄2 cup chilled water, plus
- 1 teaspoon chilled water
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For the filling
- 2 (20 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, well drained
- 1 cup sugar or 1 cup Splenda sugar substitute
- 1 1⁄2 cups flaked coconut
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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For the glaze
- 1⁄4 cup sweetened condensed milk
directions
- To make dough: Sift flour & salt into a large bowl: Add shortening and mix with electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes (the mixture should look like a coarse meal).
- Add sour cream and stir: Add i/2 of water at a time, stirring until the dough forms a ball.
- Divide dough into 24 small balls and place on plate, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 15 minutes.
- Heat oven to 425°F and spray 2 large baking sheets with cooking spray; set aside.
- To make filling: Combine WELL DRAINED pineapple, sugar or Splenda, coconut, and vanilla in bowl; set aside.
- Using the 3 T flour as needed, roll each dough ball into a 6-inch circle.
- Place 2 T filling in the center of each dough round:Roll& pinch edges of dough together to seal: place on baking sheet.
- Pierce empanadas with a fork and brush tops with sweetened condensed milk.
- Bake for 18 minutes or until golden.
- Cool& serve.
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Reviews
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These tasty little gems are perfect. We loved the combo of pineapple and coconut, it made a sweet and tangy filling, that was enclosed in a lovely, flaky, tender pastry. I need a lot of practice with the dough to achieve lovely looking Empanadas. The good news is that they taste so wonderful that it won't be difficult. The dough and filling were easy to make and taste great. Thank you for sharing another memorable recipe. Made with love for your Cook-a-thon. Farewell my friend.
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Oh wow!!!! These empanadas are just great! They are sooo tasty! The pineapple and coconut go great together and the dough is so flaky and just perfect! YUM!<br/>I thought these would be involve and hard to make, but no, they were so easy and quick. :)<br/>I made half the recipe and ended up with 12 small (3 inch in diameter) empanadas that were gobbled up in no time. <br/>I reduced the sugar quite a bit and the filling was still super sweet and yummy. I had only desiccated coconut on hand, so used that and also left out the glaze. Other than that I stuck to your recipe and loved it.<br/>THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing such a great recipe with us, Susie!<br/>Made and reviewed for your being VIP during Veggie Swap #39 October 2011.
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