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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 20 minutes, Preparation Time - 40 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper. | 2. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, 1/3 cup of sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt, and baking powder together. Cut the shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs; stir the water in, about 2 tablespoons at a time, just until you can gather the dough together. Knead the dough a few times in the bowl, then scrape it out onto a floured surface. Cut the dough in quarters, and cut each quarter into thirds to make 12 equal portions. Roll the portions into balls. Cover the dough balls with a cloth, and allow to rest while you make the filling. | 3. Mix the pumpkin, 2 eggs, 1 cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves together until smooth. On a floured surface, roll each dough ball out into a thin circle about 6 inches across; spoon about 1/3 cup of filling into the center of the dough circle. Fold the dough over the filling to make a half-moon shaped pie, and crimp the edges of the crust together with a fork, leaving little fork lines in the dough. Gently lay the empanadas onto the prepared baking sheets. Brush the top of each pie with beaten egg. | 4. Bake in the preheated oven until the filling is hot and the crusts are shiny and browned, about 20 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
purpose flour	3	cups		-	-	-	-
white sugar	1/3	cup		258.0	66.6533	0.0	0.0
salt	1	1/2 teaspoons		-	-	-	-
baking powder	1/4	teaspoon		0.6095	0.3185	0.0	0.0
vegetable shortening	1	cup		1845.0	0.0	0.0	205.0
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
pumpkin	4	cups	canned	19.8	4.3296	1.3596	0.0924
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
white sugar	1	cup		258.0	66.6533	0.0	0.0
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
cinnamon	1 1/2	teaspoons	ground	-	-	-	-
ginger	1	teaspoon	ground	1.6	0.3554	0.0364	0.015
clove	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.877	0.6881	0.0627	0.1365
egg	1	beaten		143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.