Adobe Empanadas

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 lb ground beef (lean)
• 3/4 lb ground lamb
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt (spicy)
• 1 jalapeno, finely chopped (seeded)
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1 egg, beaten (for sealing)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in mixing bowl, combine both packages of cream cheese, butter and flour; beat until soft dough forms. wrap in wax paper and chill 1 hour.
• 3 in a large skillet, brown ground meats, then drain. return meat to skillet and add onion and saute. add garlic, cumin, seasoned salt and jalapeno. stir in tomato puree, pine nuts and raisins. simmer about 10 minutes.
• 4 when dough chills, roll out 1/4 inch thickness and cut with a large biscuit cutter. place a spoonful of the meat mixture on each dough round.
• 5 with finger dipped in beaten egg, spread egg around edges of dough, fold over and press edges with a fork. place empanadas on a greased baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.