Sweet Plantain and Chocolate Empanaditas

Name: Sweet Plantain and Chocolate Empanaditas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon cider vinegar; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, divided; 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 6 Tbsps ice water; 5 teaspoons 2% reduced-fat milk, divided; 227 grams cup (1-inch-thick) sliced soft black plantain (about; 2 Tbsps powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters semisweet chocolate minichips; 2 Tbsps fat-free sweetened condensed milk; 118 milliliters vegetable shortening

Sweet Plantain and Chocolate Empanaditas might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe makes 24 servings with 118 calories, 2g of protein, and 6g of fat each. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up powdered sugar, plantain, granulated sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 40

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Oven

To prepare filling, cook plantain in boiling water 10 minutes or until tender; drain.

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Plantain

Water

Combine plantain and condensed milk in a bowl, and mash with a potato masher. Set aside.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Plantain

Potato

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Potato Masher

Bowl

To prepare the dough, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine 1/2 cup flour, ice water, and vinegar, stirring with a whisk until well blended to form a slurry.

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Water

Vinegar

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, powdered sugar, and salt in a bowl; cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Powdered Sugar

Shortening

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Blender

Bowl

Add slurry, tossing with a fork until moist.

Gently press dough into a 4-inch circle on 2 lengths of heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with additional overlapping plastic wrap.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Roll dough, still covered, into an 18 x 12-inch rectangle; freeze 10 minutes or until wrap can be easily removed.

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Dough

Roll

Wrap

Remove wrap; place dough on a lightly floured surface.

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Dough

Wrap

Cut dough into 24 circles using a 3-inch round cutter.

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Dough

Place circles on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray, and lightly moisten edges of dough with water. Spoon 2 teaspoons plantain mixture into each circle. Fold dough over filling; pinch edges together to seal.

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Cooking Spray