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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Mash the bananas, sugar, and cinnamon together in a mixing bowl until creamy, but not completely smooth – you should still have pieces of banana chunks. Spoon a generous tablespoon of the banana filling on the empanada pastry circles and stick a piece of chocolate on top. Form and bake the empanadas as directed in the recipe. Dust with confectioners’ sugar and serve hot. | 2. For the Empanada Dough: | 3. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, masa harina, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the melted butter. Gradually add 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup of water, working it in with your hands to incorporate; the dough should be easy to handle and not sticky. Form the dough into a ball, wrap it in plastic, and chill for 30 minutes. | 4. Lightly flour your rolling pin and counter. Divide the dough in 1/2 so it will be easier to work with and roll it out to 1/8-inch thickness. Using a 4-inch cookie or biscuit cutter, cut out 10 circles of dough; repeat with the other 1/2. | 5. Spoon 2 generous tablespoons of filling into the center of each pastry circle, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Brush the edges with the egg wash and then fold the dough over in 1/2 to enclose the filling and form a semi-circle. Tightly seal the edges by crimping with the tines of a fork. Chill at least 30 minutes before baking. | 6. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the empanadas on a buttered baking sheet and brush the tops with additional egg wash. Using a fork, prick a few holes in the top of the empanadas for steam to escape. Bake for 30 minutes, until the pastry is golden brown. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
banana	4		ripe	484.16	124.2496	5.9296	1.7952
sugar	2	tablespoons		110.124	27.5448	0.0	0.0
cinnamon	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
chocolate	4	ounces	semisweet	65.7708	10.7388	2.336	1.6329
confectioner ' sugar				-	-	-	-
purpose flour	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
masa harina	1	cup		413.82	87.3126	9.6444	4.2066
baking powder	1	teaspoon		2.438	1.2742	0.0	0.0
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
butter	1/2	cup	unsalted melted cooled	684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
egg	1	tablespoon	beaten	21.7181	0.1094	1.9076	1.4443
butter				684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6

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