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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (224g) Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 1098
Calories from Fat 684		(62%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 76.0g	116%
	Saturated Fat 20.2g	100%
	Monounsaturated Fat 42.4g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 9.5g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 65mg		21%
Sodium 963mg		40%
Potassium 205mg		5%
Total Carbohydrate 83.5g		27%
	Dietary Fiber 3.0g	12%
	Sugars 1.5g
Protein 20.6g		41%
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Empanadas With Ham, Cheese and Olives

Recipe #370301 | 45 min | 20 min prep | add private note

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By: KissKiss
May 6, 2009

Delicious savory Spanish turnovers that are a cinch to make. Adapted from The Essential Mediterranean Cookbook.

SERVES 4 -6 , 15 empanadas (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 1/4 ounces stuffed green olives, chopped
3 ounces ham, finely chopped
1/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated
3 sheets puff pastry, thawed
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten

Directions

1
Preheat oven to 425 F and lightly grease two baking trays.
2
Combine olives, ham and cheddar in a bowl. Cut about five 4-inch rounds from each pastry sheet. Spoon a tablespoon of the filling into the center of each round, fold the pastry over and crimp the edges to seal.
3
Place the pastries on the trays about 2 cm apart. Brush with the egg yolk and bake in the center or top half of oven for 15 minutes, or until well browned and puffed. Swap the trays around and cook another 10 minutes, covering loosely with foil if the empanadas start to brown too much. Serve hot.

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From: breezermom

On May 22, 2009

Yummy recipe. Who doesn't like ham and cheese? I made half without the olives, so that DS would eat them. The puff pastry is very yummy. Made for ZWT5.

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From: Thymestudio

On May 21, 2009

Absolutely fabulous...the only problem was there was not enough for everyone to go back as many times as they wanted too! laughs I will be making again soon!! Will not make any changes. These were a treat. Made for ZWT5

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From: ~Rita~

On May 12, 2009

Ham and cheese goes so nice together. Then you add olives and in puff pastry! What more can you want. I served with Piri Piri Dressing and Salsa Cruda / Pico De Gallo. We enjoyed with chilled Cava in this Agua De Valencia - Knock Your Socks off Spanish Cava Punch!. Love these. I did make them small for appetizers. muchas gracias

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From: Dreamer in Ontario

On May 11, 2009

Wow! These are so good. I used Puff Pastry Sheet Dough for the puff pastry. I got 4 empanadas from the recipe. One was made with the ham and the other three omitted the ham to make them vegetarian. They didn't last until dinner. Made for ZWT 5.

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