MIDDLE EASTERN GROUND TURKEY EMPANADAS
I wanted to create a new type of empanada using some middle-eastern spices and a healthier meat. These little babies would be great to take on a picnic, in a lunch, or to the beach. They are also a low-calorie, low-fat meal. These have no cheese or red meat, and would be fine for IBS sufferers.
Provided by Demandy
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 50m
Yield 17 empanadas, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Remove discos from freezer to defrost. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Brown ground turkey in skillet, drain fat.
- Add green onion, onion, red pepper, garlic, and mushrooms. Cook until soft. Add salt, spices, tomato paste and water. If you have no tomato paste, you can use some tomato sauce. If you have no baharat, you can substitute with a small amount of clove, cardamom, coriander, and nutmeg (or leave it out if you prefer). When filling has been sufficiently mixed, remove from heat.
- Take a disco from the packaging and place it on a piece of wax paper. Put a tablespoon or two of filling on one side. (You can use refrigerated biscuit dough or frozen pie crust if you cannot find discos, but you may need to adjust baking time and temp.) Seal edges using fork tines to go around the edge on the top and bottom of empanada. Then set aside on plate in fridge. Repeat this with the rest of the discos until all filling is gone.
- Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray and lay the empanadas on the sheet. Brush tops of empanadas with beaten egg, for gloss. Bake empanadas ten minutes or until golden brown. Then bake second batch same way.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.7, Fat 5.6, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 71.2, Sodium 242.2, Carbohydrate 4.4, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 1.9, Protein 11.8
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