Sweet and Easy Pineapple Empanadas

Name: Sweet and Easy Pineapple Empanadas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 75 milliliters cajeta or thick caramel sauce; 2 eggs, beaten and blended with 1 tablespoon water; 57 grams finely grated Monterrey jack cheese; 2 Tbsps demarara or light brown sugar; 2 Tbsps demarara or light brown sugar; 165 grams 1/4 cup pineapple, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch cubes (about; 454 grams package frozen puff pastry, thawed

Sweet and Easy Pineapple Empanadas is a lacto ovo vegetarian recipe with 18 servings. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 169 calories. Head to the store and pick up puff pastry, eggs, monterrey jack cheese, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It works well as a very affordable hor d'oeuvre. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Sweet and Easy Pineapple Empanadas, Sweet and Easy Pineapple Empanadas, and Berry sweet empanadas.

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Special equipment: a 3-inch round cookie cutter or a clean 3-inch diameter can with the top removed

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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.

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