Time: 50 min.
Complexity: average
Quantity: 10 pies

Guava Empanada - detailed recipe.

Ingredients:

• 250 g of cream cheese
• 1 large egg
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• Grated zest and juice of 1 lime
• 3/4 cup guava paste
• 500 g frozen pie dough, defrosted
• Vegetable oil for frying
• Confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar) for sprinkling

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• In a food processor, combine cream cheese, eggs, sugar, lime zest and juice until smooth.
  
  Place 1 tablespoon of guava in the center of each piece of dough, then add 1 tablespoon of the mixture from the food processor. Fold the dough over the filling and press the edges with a fork, pressing it into the dough to seal.
Step 2
• Heat vegetable oil in a wide saucepan until a thermometer reads 180 degrees Celsius. Fry the empanadas in batches until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Let the oil return to the original temperature between batches. Transfer the empanadas to a paper towel-lined plate. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
  
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