Sweet Potato Empanadas

Name: Sweet Potato Empanadas
Total time: 4500 s
Yield: Makes 15 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 cups flour (about 1 kg); 2 cups melted shortening (about 500 grams); 2 1/2 cups cola (from a 600 ml bottle); 1 pinch salt; 1 1/2 cups sugar (you can reduce or omit the sugar in the dough if you prefer it less sweet, depending on how sweet your filling is); Sugar and ground cinnamon (optional, for sprinkling on the empanadas); Filling; 1-2 yellow sweet potatoes, peeled; 2 apples, peeled; Juice of 1 mandarin orange; Sugar

lenny @cook_1102490

MEXICO

Delicious empanadas perfect for coffee time, kids' lunch, card games, or whenever you want a tasty treat.

lenny @cook_1102490

MEXICO

Delicious empanadas perfect for coffee time, kids' lunch, card games, or whenever you want a tasty treat.

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Ingredients

75 minutes

Makes 15 servings

8 cupsflour (about 1 kg)
2 cupsmelted shortening (about 500 grams)
2 1/2 cupscola (from a 600 ml bottle)
1 pinchsalt
1 1/2 cupssugar (you can reduce or omit the sugar in the dough if you prefer it less sweet, depending on how sweet your filling is)
Sugar and ground cinnamon (optional, for sprinkling on the empanadas)
Filling
1-2yellow sweet potatoes, peeled
2apples, peeled
Juice of 1 mandarin orange
Sugar

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Steps

75 minutes

1

Make a well in the flour and add the melted shortening. Mix until crumbly, then gradually add the cola, kneading until you have a soft dough. Let the dough rest for two hours.
2

Filling
3

Cook the sweet potatoes and apples with sugar and a little water until everything is soft. Adjust the sweetness to your taste, then mash into a purée.
4

Shape the empanadas to about 2 3/4 inches (7 cm) in size. Add the filling, seal the edges with beaten egg, bake, and while still warm, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.