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Palm Sugar Empanadas
A sweet and crispy empanada dessert filled with palm sugar and exotic flavors, inspired by Venezuelan cuisine.
⏱50 min🍽8 servings📊medium
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Ingredients
- ●1 package Empanada doughstore-bought or homemade
- ●1 cup Palm sugarcrushed or ground
- ●1/2 cup Exotic fruit jamsuch as guava or mango
- ●1 tsp Venezuelan vanilla extractoptional
- ●1 tsp Sugarto taste
- ●1/4 cup Venezuelan shorteningsuch as manteca or lard
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- 2
Roll out the empanada dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch.
- 3
Cut out circles of dough using a cookie cutter or the rim of a glass.
- 4
Place a small spoonful of palm sugar in the center of each dough circle.
- 5
Add a few drops of exotic fruit jam and a pinch of Venezuelan vanilla extract.
- 6
Fold the dough in half to form a triangle or a square shape, and press the edges together to seal.
- 7
Brush the tops of the empanadas with Venezuelan shortening and sprinkle with sugar.
- 8
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
- 9
Serve warm and enjoy!
- 10
Optional: dust with powdered sugar before serving.