BEEF EMPANADAS WITH OLIVES | EASY PUFF PASTRY & GROUND BEEF RECIPE

Beef Empanadas with Olives | Easy Puff Pastry & Ground Beef Recipe image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 tablespoon STAR Olive Oil
1 yellow onion (, diced)
3 garlic cloves (, minced)
1 pound lean ground beef
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika (, or to taste)
fresh ground pepper (, to taste)
1/2- cup chopped STAR Pimiento Stuffed Manzanilla Olives
1 package ((2 sheets) puff pastry dough, thawed)
1 egg
2 teaspoons water

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375F.
Grease 2 baking sheets with cooking spray and set aside.
Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add onions and cook for 4 minutes, or until translucent.
Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds, or until fragrant.
Add ground beef, cumin, paprika and pepper.
Cook, stirring and breaking up the beef with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Remove from heat and mix in the chopped olives; set aside.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out one sheet puff pastry dough to 1/8 inch thickness.
Cut out 6 circles, each should be about a 5-inch diameter. I use a large round cookie cutter.
Repeat with the second sheet of pastry dough.
Spoon about a tablespoon of the meat mixture onto center of each dough round; set aside.
In a small mixing bowl combine egg and water and lightly beat with a fork. Using a pastry brush, paint edges of dough with the prepared egg wash.
Fold dough over meat, shaping it into half-moon shape; gently press down edges and twist down to seal.
Repeat with remaining ingredients.
Transfer the empanadas to previously prepared baking sheets, leaving about 1-1/2 inches space between the empanadas.
Bake in the preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, or until puffed up and golden brown.
Remove from oven and serve immediately.