Pineapple Empanaditas
- Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour 1/2 cup cornmeal 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchtel), cut into small pieces 2 tablespoons canola oil 4 tablespoons low-fat milk 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh pineapple 1/3 cup pineapple or apricot preserves 2 tablespoons plain dry breadcrumbs 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon Confectioners’ sugar for dusting (optional)
Whisk flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add cream cheese and oil and blend with your fingers until crumbly. Sprinkle the mixture with milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, and stir with a fork until the dough just comes together—the mixture will still be a little crumbly. Knead a few times in the bowl, then turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few more times until the dough comes together. Divide in half and shape into 2 discs. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes or up to 2 days.
Combine pineapple and preserves in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until syrupy, 12 to 15 minutes. Mash the pineapple into smaller chunks with a potato masher or fork. Remove from the heat; stir in breadcrumbs and cinnamon.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
On a well-floured surface, roll out one disc of dough at a time into a 1/8-inch-thick circle. Cut circles of dough using a 3-inch round cookie cutter. Repeat with the remaining dough, re-rolling scraps as necessary, to make 24 circles.
Place 1 teaspoon pineapple filling in the center of each circle. Fold in half, press edges together and crimp with a fork. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake the empanaditas until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature, dusted with confectioners’ sugar, if desired.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NESSABESSA3842.
Combine pineapple and preserves in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until syrupy, 12 to 15 minutes. Mash the pineapple into smaller chunks with a potato masher or fork. Remove from the heat; stir in breadcrumbs and cinnamon.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
On a well-floured surface, roll out one disc of dough at a time into a 1/8-inch-thick circle. Cut circles of dough using a 3-inch round cookie cutter. Repeat with the remaining dough, re-rolling scraps as necessary, to make 24 circles.
Place 1 teaspoon pineapple filling in the center of each circle. Fold in half, press edges together and crimp with a fork. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake the empanaditas until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature, dusted with confectioners’ sugar, if desired.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NESSABESSA3842.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 59.7
- Total Fat: 1.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0.8 mg
- Sodium: 89.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 10.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
- Protein: 1.3 g
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