Dessert Pumpkin Empanaditas
Filling Ingredients: 1 cup canned pumpkin 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 tablespoon LAND O LAKES® Butter* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice** 1/4 cup chopped pecans Crust Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup cold LAND O LAKES® Butter* 8 to 10 tablespoons cold water Glaze Ingredients: 1 large egg 1 teaspoon water Decoration Ingredients: Coarse decorator sugar Combine pumpkin, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened (8 to 12 minutes). Cool completely (45 to 60 minutes). Stir in pecans. Heat oven to 400°F. Combine flour, sugar and salt in medium bowl; cut in 1 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in enough water until flour is just moistened. Divide dough in half. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to about 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter. Place rounded 1/2 teaspoon filling in center of each circle. Fold one side of circle over other to form crescent-shaped empanaditas. Pinch together lightly to seal. Place onto ungreased cookie sheet; press edges together with tines of fork to seal. Whisk together egg and 1 teaspoon water in small bowl. Brush egg mixture lightly over tops of empanaditas; repeat. Sprinkle with decorator sugar. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes 4 1/2 dozen cookies. *Substitute LAND O LAKES® Soft Baking Butter with Canola Oil. **Substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/8 teaspoon each ground nutmeg and cloves. Tip: Filling can be prepared ahead, covered and refrigerated. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 2276 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
