SWEET PLANTAIN EMPANADAS
A Salvadoran treat. The outer layer is made from sweet plantains and the inner filling is a delicious cinnamon cream. Serve sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.
Provided by csantare
Categories Desserts
Time 1h28m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Boil plantains in a large pot of water until tender, 20 to 30 minutes; drain.
- Peel plantains while still hot and mash in a bowl until smooth.
- Pour mashed plantains into a saucepan; add 1/2 cup sugar, 2 cinnamon sticks, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Refrigerate until cooled, about 20 minutes.
- Whisk 1/2 cup milk and cornstarch together in a small bowl until smooth.
- Combine 2 cups milk, 2 tablespoon sugar, lemon zest, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until filling thickens, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Pinch off a piece of the plantain mixture and roll into a ball the size of a golf ball. Flatten into a disc and place 1 tablespoon of filling in the center; fold in half and press edges to seal into an empanada. Repeat with remaining plantain mixture and filling.
- Heat oil in a deep skillet. Fry empanadas in batches until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 192.2 calories, Carbohydrate 39.7 g, Cholesterol 5.1 mg, Fat 3.8 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 120.6 mg, Sugar 24 g
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