Beef Empanadas

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/4 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/8 cup shopped kalamata olive
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 tablespoons slivered almonds
• 1 tablespoon brandy (or sherry)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 8 ounces puff pastry, thawed
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 in large nonstick saute ground beef, onion and garlic 5 minutes. add all other ingredients except puff pastry dough and egg. cook 1 minute.
• 2 scrape mixture into food processor and pulse until mixture holds together.
• 3 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 4 roll and cut pastry dough into 16 (3 inch) squares. divide filling evenly among squares; fold over and pinch to seal. place on a baking sheet. brush with beaten egg and bake 17 minutes.