Empanadas De Calabaza
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, December 5, 2009 - 2:37am

Ingredients




1 (29 oz.) can pumpkin
1 1/8 cups milk
3 teaspoons clove powder
16 ounces (½ c.) dark brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of salt
3 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup lard
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 cup lukewarm milk

Preparation

1 Mix pumpkin, milk, clove powder, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt together and cook over a low flame for 20 minutes. Cool before using filling. 2 Dough: Mix all dry ingredients together and cut in the lard as for pastry. Add milk and beat by hand into a stiff dough. Form into 2 inch balls and roll out into round circles. Fill center with filling. Brush top of tart with canned milk. Bake at 375 degrees until golden brown.