Apple Sauce Empanadas

Name: Apple Sauce Empanadas
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 59 milliliters applesauce; 6 Tbsps butter, chilled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 6 servings Cinnamon sugar, for sprinkling; 170 grams cream cheese, chilled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 egg; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons sugar

Apple Sauce Empanadas might be just the European recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 5g of protein, 28g of fat, and It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

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Add the flour, sugar and salt to a food processor and pulse to mix.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Food Processor

Add the butter and process until the mixture resembles wet sand.

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Butter

Add the cream cheese and pulse until the dough comes together in large clumps.

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Cream Cheese

Dough

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.

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Cream Cheese

Dough

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Ziploc Bags

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Roll the dough into a rectangle, about 15-by-10-inches.

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Dough

Roll

Cut the dough with a sharp knife into 6 squares, about 5-inches each.

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Dough

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Knife

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

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Water

Egg

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Bowl

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.

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Applesauce