Banana Nutella Empanadas ( Empanadas De Platanos Y Chocolate)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 large ripe banana, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 1 cup nutella chocolate hazelnut spread
• 2 refrigerated 9-inch pie shells (enough for two 9-inch pie crusts) or 2 favorite from-scratch pie dough (enough for two 9-inch pie crusts)
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• cinnamon ice cream (optional) or whipped cream, for serving (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl, mix banana and nutella until combined (it will thicken and become stiff).
• 2 set aside.
• 3 divide dough in half.
• 4 roll out each half to a 14 x 8-inch rectangle, 1/4-inch thick.
• 5 using square or round 3-inch cookie cutter, cut out 8 pieces per half.
• 6 place 1 heaping teaspoon nutella-banana mixture on each dough cutout.
• 7 brush outer perimeter with water and fold dough to make a closed pocket.
• 8 press edges together with fork.
• 9 brush with water and sprinkle with sugar. freeze on parchment paper or foil-lined baking sheets for at least 15 minutes.
• 10 preheat oven to 400f and bake empanadas until golden, about 20 minutes.
• 11 serve warm with cinnamon ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.