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      Title: Pumpkin Empanadas - Sl 10/82
 Categories: Dessert, Mexico, Pumpkin, Sthrn/livng
      Yield: 18 servings
 
     16 oz Can pumpkin
    3/4 c  Sugar
      1 ts Ground allspice
      4 c  All-purpose flour
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1 tb Plus 1 tspn baking powder
      1 ts Salt
  1 1/3 c  Shortening
      1 c  Milk
           Milk (yes, it's correct)
      1 ea Egg white; beaten
    1/4 c  Sugar
    1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
 
     Combine pumpkin, 3/4 cup sugar, and allspice; stir well, and set
  aside.
     Combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar. baking powder, and salt; cut in
  shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  Sprinkle 1 cup milk evenly over surface; stir with a fork until all
  dry ingredients are moistened.  Shape into a ball; chill.  Roll out
  to 1/8th-inch thickness; cut into 4-inch circles.
     Place about 1 tablespoon pumpkin mixture in center of each circle.
  Moisten edges with additional milk; fold in half, and press edges
  together with a fork.  Brush empanadas with egg white; place on
  ungreased baking sheets, and bake at 450 degrees F for 8 to 10
  minutes or until golden. Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle
  over empanadas while still warm.   Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen.
  
  From Mrs. Mack C. Ivy of Texas in October, 1982 "Southern Living"
  Typos by Jeff Pruett
 
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