Fried Apple Empanada

Fried pie dough pockets filled with warm apple pie filling, what's not to love?!

If you loved McDonald's fried apple pies back in the day, you will love these empanadas!

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Ingredients 

– Cold butter – All-purpose flour – Sea salt – Baking powder – Sugar – Cold water

STEP 1

Prepare the dough. Remove the dough and knead the dough over a floured surface. Form the dough into a disk, refrigerate.

STEP 2

Peel and cut the apples into small cubes and place in a medium mixing bowl.

STEP 3

Place the apples, butter, cornmeal, sugar, pinch of nutmeg and Ceylon cinnamon in a medium sauce pan over medium heat.

STEP 4

Remove the dough from the fridge and start rolling it out over a floured surface.

STEP 5

Fill the dough with 2 tablespoons of cooled apple filling.

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