I tried this tonight. I'm not much of a dough person but it seemed easy enough. I should have rolled the dough thinner, but that's not the recipe's fault. It made ALOT of filling. I have enough for another round. I made a few substitutions, since I don't like fennel, I omitted it and I don't care for the consistancy of hominy so I used canned corn. I had some chopped black olives on hand so I used that instead of the green ones. It was very tasty. The filling was a little dry and I baked it for 30 minutes. It was very tasty. I also used half the cayenne and used dark chocolate bits. I also added 2 chopped hard-boiled eggs since many empanadas I've had have that in them.
It took me 45 minutes longer than the 90 minutes predicted. I know I'm slower than most cooks, but 50% longer seems alot even for me. We're going to have more, I also think these would make dynomite hors d'ouevres.
It took me 45 minutes longer than the 90 minutes predicted. I know I'm slower than most cooks, but 50% longer seems alot even for me. We're going to have more, I also think these would make dynomite hors d'ouevres.