Mini Beef and Cheese Empanadas Recipe for Kids

If using store-bought pie dough in place of our homemade dough for this recipe, you will need one package (containing two pie rounds) to get 10 empanadas. Reduce the baking time by 2 minutes.

Prepare Ingredients

All-purpose flour (for sprinkling on counter)

1 recipe Pie Dough

Click here for our Pie Dough recipe, or use 2 rounds store-bought.

1 teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, measured separately

6 ounces 85-percent lean ground beef

1 shallot, peeled and minced

1 tablespoon tomato paste

2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced

½ teaspoon ground cumin

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ cup (2 ounces) water, plus extra for shaping empanadas

½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (2 ounces)

1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro

Directions at americastestkitchen.com

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