Strawberry Rhubarb Goodness

I know...I know...it's been forever. I'm sorry. Times have been busy! And being pregnant just taps the energy, which means the blog takes a back burner.

I made these delightful little empanadas a while back and they were SO good. A co-worker actually said, "It doesn't matter what you put in these little things. They are just GOOD."

It was pretty easy. I just mashed about a cup of strawberry and a cup of rhubarb (frozen...they weren't in season yet) and added some sugar and a little flour. Looks good, hu?



Then I made a pastry dough...which is exactly the same as my pie dough and it said to make it in the mixer, which I did...and it was SO easy. That probably means I'll be making more pies now that I've found a super-secret way to make crust! Yesss...
That's Mont's fingers feeling the dough. He loves to feel things.




Then you assemble. It's so easy. Just roll out your dough (I'll make mine thinner next time...you only need it about 1/8" thick even though the recipe calls for 1/4" thick). I cut little circles about 3" in diameter.



Then you fill each little circle with about a tablespoon of the filling. Fold over, press with a fork and glaze with some egg yolk. They look so pretty.



And then bake! See how mine are all open with the filling gooping out of them? That's why I'd make the dough thinner and maybe bigger circles. They were still super duper good, though. And I forgot to sprinkle them with sugar. Oh well. Next time they'll be even BETTER!





I found the recipe here: http://laylita.com/recipes/2008/05/18/rhubarb-and-strawberry-empanadas/
It's way easy and way good. You could easily add pretty much any filling to this and it would be wonderful. Perfect for a carry-in because they hold their shape and are a nice little bite-sized snack! Yipee!

Coming soon: The Ugliest Cake EVER. I'm not even joking.