- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
This delicious cherry filling will convince you that empanadillas aren't just for savory fillings. These empanadillas are fried until golden brown, then glitzed up with a pretty pink glaze. If you don't have a cherry pitter, a chopstick does a surprisingly good job of removing the pits.
Ingredient:
- For the Dough
- 2 cups (280 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Pinch of turmeric
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter or shortening (very cold), cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- ½ cup cold water, plus more as needed
- For the Filling
- ½ pound dark sweet cherries, pitted (or frozen pitted cherries, thawed and drained)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- Pinch of ground or freshly grated nutmeg
- Cooking spray
- For the Frying
- 2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 egg, beaten for egg wash
- For the Glaze
- ¾ cup confectioners' sugar
- A few drops pink food coloring
- 1 - 2 tablespoons milk
