Thanksgiving

Pumpkin empanadas is for Dessert.

Pumpkin empanadas takes 60 minutes to prepare.

Pumpkin empanadas takes 60 minutes to cook.

Pumpkin empanadas makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Pumpkin empanadas are:

2.0 cup, mashed Pumpkin, cooked
1.0 cup, packed Brown Sugar
2.0 tsp Cinnamon, ground
2.0 cup Flour - Gold medal all purpose flour
0.5 cup Lard
0.25 cup Butter, salted
3.0 tsp Granulated Sugar
0.5 cup (8 fl oz) Water, tap
1.0 serving Egg whites, Egg Beater Liquid Egg Whites
6.0 tsp Granulated Sugar
2.0 tsp Cinnamon, ground

Here is how you make Pumpkin empanadas:

Make pie crust first. Cut in cold butter and lard into 2 cups of flour and 1 tablespoon of sugar until blended in. Make a well to mix in ice water and slowly add 8 to 10 tablespoons of ice water until dough comes together. Wrap in plastic and let rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. Cut and peel a "pie pumpkin" or a small pumpkin. Place pumpkin pieces into a pot with a cup of water a cup of brown sugar and cinnamon and cook until pumpkin is soft. Let it cool and mash it up or put it in a food processor and blend until smooth. Roll out pie crust and cut out circles with a glass or biscuit cutter. Put a tablespoon of filling in the center of each circle and seal with egg whites and press edges with a fork and cut a little hole on the top of each turnovers to vent. Brush the top of each turnover with egg whites and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mix. Bake at 375 for 20 to 25 minutes.Serving Size: Makes 24 mini turnovers or 12 larger turnoversNumber of Servings: 12.0Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MEL912.

The nutritional information for Pumpkin empanadas is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 271.0

• Total Fat: 12.4 g
• Cholesterol: 18.4 mg
• Sodium: 138.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 45.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
• Protein: 2.8 g

Pumpkin empanadas is Mexican cuisine.