Berry Empanadas - Empanadas De Bayas

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb fresh blackberries or 1 (16 1/2 ounce) can blackberries, drained
• 1 cup fresh apple, pared and finely chopped (tart variety such as granny smith)
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 dash salt
• 3 (9 inch) pie crusts (ready to use, mix or homemade)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 400º.
• 2 combine apple, walnuts, sugar, flour, cinnamon, vanilla and salt in medium bowl and mix well.
• 3 gently fold in berries.
• 4 roll out pastry and cut into twelve 4 1/2-inch rounds.
• 5 place 2 tablespoons berry filling on half of round, leaving about 1/2 inch along edges.
• 6 fold the other half of pastry over filled half, moisten edges and seal by pressing with fork.
• 7 repeat this procedure until all rounds are folded and sealed.
• 8 combine 2 tablespoons sugar with 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
• 9 brush each empanada with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.
• 10 bake on greased cookie sheet 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.