Recipe#5709

Title: Empanadas De Camarao (Shrimp Empanadas)

From: BobbieB1@aol.com 
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 18:38:49 -0400 
  Recipe courtesy of:  Art Barron, 05 Feb 93  17:01:00

      Yield: 8 Servings
 
---------------------------DOUGH--------------------------------
      3 c  Flour, all-purpose
      1 ts Coarse salt
    1/2 ts Ground tumeric
    1/4 ts White pepper
     10 tb Unsalted butter, chill, chop
      6 tb Lard, chilled
      1    Egg
      1    Egg yolk
    1/2 c  Lite beer or water
--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
      2 tb Unsalted butter
      1    Large onion, peel, chop
      2    Cloves garlic
      3    Tomatoes, chopped
    1/2 ts Ground cardamon
    1/8 ts Ground cloves
    1/4 ts White pepper
      1 ts Coarse salt
  1 1/2 c  Hearts of palm, drain, chop
      3 tb Parsley
      1 lb Shrimp, peel, DEVEIN
----------------------SEALER AND GLAZE---------------------------
      1    Egg white
      2 tb Cold water, milk or cream
 
    Sift flour into a bowl, add lard and mix until the mixture makes a
  coarse meal. Add egg, egg white and 1/4 cup of cold water. Continue
  mixing and adding the water until a firm dough is formed. Knead until
  the dough is smooth, then wrap and chill for 15-30 minutes.
    In a small skillet, heat butter; add onion and garlic, cook over
  medium heat until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add
  tomatoes, cardamon, cloves, pepper, and salt. Cook about 8 minutes.
  Add palm and cook 5 minutes more, or until liquid has evaporated. Set
  filling aside and let cool, or refigerate overnight, well covered.
    Make sealer and glaze by mixing egg yolk and cold water together.
  Set aside.
    Preheat oven to 400 deg F. On a floured board, roll out dough 1/8"
  thick and cut 4" squares. Knead scraps and reroll, repeat making
  squares until all the dough is used. Put one tablespoon of the
  filling into the center of each square, put shrimp on top, moisten
  edges of dough with sealer and form a triangle. Press edges together
  with a fork to seal.
    Place empanadas on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush
  with remaining glaze and bake for 25 minutes, or until golden.
  Transfer to a rack to cool slightly, serve warm.