Dinners/Easy Empanadas

Makes: 30

Active Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

From: Family Fun?

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup cornmeal

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

1/3 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup milk

1 can re-fried beans

1/2 cup shredded cheese

for a Gluten Free Alternative

Replace flour with:

 1 cup oat flour

 1/4 cup tapioca starch

 1/4 cup potato flour

Add 1 egg

Directions

Step 1

Heat oven to 400. Combine dry ingredients. Cut in butter. Add milk. Stir and then kneed together.

Step 3

Place half the dough on a well floured surface. Roll out to 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 3 or 4 inch circles.

Step 4

Heat beans. Place 1 tsp beans in the center of every circle, and sprinkle with cheese. Fold the circles in half and seal first with fingers than with fork tines.

Step 5

Place the empanadas on an ungreased baking sheet and cook 12 minutes, until golden brown. Repeat until all dough is used.