half moons

half moons

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 55
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 42.3
  • Total Fat: 0.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 1.0 mg
  • Sodium: 63.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 7.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
  • Protein: 1.6 g

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Introduction

These are nice appetizers in the shape of a halfmoon. They're crispy outside with a creamy chicken filling.
It takes a while to make the whole batch but they last a long time as they are frozen and you only bake as many as are needed.
These are nice appetizers in the shape of a halfmoon. They're crispy outside with a creamy chicken filling.
It takes a while to make the whole batch but they last a long time as they are frozen and you only bake as many as are needed.

Number of Servings: 55

Ingredients

    DOUGH
    Flour, white, 2.5 cup
    Canola Oil, 2 tbsp
    Salt, 1 tsp
    2 cup boiling water

    FILLING
    Chicken Breast,1 lb, cubed
    2 Onions, chopped
    Yellow Sweet Corn, Frozen, 0.5 cup
    Green Bell Peppers, 0.5 cup, chopped
    Salt to taste
    1/2 t green chilles
    1/2 t cumin powder
    1 t garlic paste

    WHITE SAUCE FOR FILLING
    Milk, 1%, 1 cup
    Cornstarch, 1 T

    COATING
    Egg white, 2 serving
    Corn Flakes crumbs

Directions

Filling:
Make filling by placing cubed chicken, onions, green peppers and corn in a pot. Add spices and cook till all moisture is evaporated.
Make sauce by mixing milk and cornstarch and boiling till thick add salt and pepper to taste. now add to the filling and combine. Let cool then add some chopped cilantro.

Dough:
Make dough using flour oil and boiling water.

Make Halfmoons:
Roll out 1/6 of dough then cut out circles using a round 3-4 inch cookie cutter. place 1 tsp of filling in each circle then fold over like a half moon and pinch edges to seal.
Now dip each halfmoon in eggwhite then coat with cornflakes crumbs. Place on a cookie sheet in a single layer and freeze.
Repeat 'till all dough and filling is used up.
Once frozen they can be stored in a Ziploc Freezer bag.

To serve spray with nonstick cookng spray and Bake at 350 for about 30 min or until crispy and lightly browned.


Number of Servings: 55

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user UMMWALEED.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    i love this recipe
    - 8/28/09


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    Incredible!
    So good. My Hubby really loved them a lot. Had to take some on the road with him too. - 6/6/21


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    Good
    Delicious recipe. - 5/4/21


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    great - 4/21/21


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    nice - 4/11/21