Mexican little patties?

[spacedcase]

has anyone got the name of these little brown patties that had a filling came with a tub of sauce and was sold in asda in a pack of 5-6 it began with the letter "E" epinada's or something? Delicious and melted in the mouth and i want them again!

Cheers!

[Jules001]

empanadas?

[Androcles]

Dead easy to make your own - US recipe thatt works.

1/2 cup Butter, softened
1 (3 ounces) package Cream Cheese
1 cup sifted All-Purpose Flour
1 cup Fruit Preserves
1/3 cup White Sugar
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

For a Pumpkin filling
½ cup sugar
15 oz can pumpkin
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:
Day Before:
Cream butter and cream cheese together until smoothly blended. Beat in the flour. Shape dough into a smooth ball, wrap in foil or cling wrap, and refrigerate overnight or up to a week.

At Baking Time:
Remove dough from refrigerator 30 minutes before using. Start heating oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Roll chilled dough thin. Cut with 3 or 4 inch round cookie cutter. Place small spoonful of jam in center of each round, moisten edges with water.

Fold round over and press edges together. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 15 to 20 minutes. Immediately roll in sugar mixed with cinnamon (traditional) OR in confectioners' sugar if preferred.

[NoMercy]

Empanadas, or empanadillas are the smaller versions.

[spacedcase]

Thats it jules, and thanks Androcles, now looking at the recipe i recognise the far away flavour of the cinamonn!

Thanks again and when i cook them ill let you know how they came out!