Saturday, August 3, 2013

Pumpkin Empanadas



Flour Tortillas (large size)

Pumpkin Filling:

... 8 ounce block cream cheese (room temperature)

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup canned pumpkin

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Cream together cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Then blend in canned pumpkin, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice.

Put about 1/3 cup of pumpkin filling in the center of each tortilla and spread around covering tortilla close to the edges. Roll up carefully and secure with a toothpick.

Drop each empanada in a pan of heated vegetable or canola oil. Heat oil to 350 degrees. Fry til golden brown. Place on paper towel to drain. ***Remove toothpick after frying!

Then roll each empanada in a mixture of:
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 cup cinnamon

Dip in Cool Whip or whipped topping.

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