Spanish Pastelillos (meat Pies)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup cold butter
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 cup water (approximately)
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb turkey
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon chopped spanish olives
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon spanish capers
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce

Recipe

• 1 dough: cut butter into sifted flour and salt until like.
• 2 cornmeal. add enough water to make firm dough. you can do this in the food processor.
• 3 cover andchill.
• 4 filling: fry green peppers, onion, salt in olive oil.
• 5 garlic, olives, capers, italian seasoning, pepper and paprika.
• 6 add meat and brown. add tomato sauce and simmer until cooked.
• 7 set aside to cool.
• 8 roll out dough on lightly floured board ntil thin.
• 9 cut into 4-inch rounds. place 2 tablespoons filling in center.
• 10 brush edges with egg yolk.
• 11 fold in half and firmly press edges together.
• 12 fry at 375 degrees in deep fat until golden brown.