Winter

Stay warm with fantastic winter recipes. Share these cozy meals with friends and family over the holidays, and fend off the chilly days of winter with these favorite cold weather dishes.

Turkey Empanadas

Time required: 90 Minutes
Serves: 6
Turkey Empanadas


    Ingredients

  • 2 cups diced cooked turkey (white and dark meat)

  • ½ cup chilled gravy

  • 3 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed

  • 1 cup masshed potatoes, divided

  • 1 cup stuffing, divided

  • 1 egg white, beaten to blend with 1 teaspoon cold water (for glaze)

  • cranberry sauce

    Preparation

  1. Mix turkey with chilled gravy in small bowl. Roll out 3 pastry sheets to 12-inch-long rectangles on floured work surface. Cut out 2 six-inch rounds from each pastry sheet, using small plate as guide (6 rounds total). Place each round on one 8- to 9-inch parchment square.

  2. Spoon 2 1/2 tablespoons mashed potatoes onto half of each pastry round; press lightly to flatten, leaving 1/2-inch border. Top with 2 to 3 tablespoons stuffing, then about 1/3 cup turkey mixture.

  3. Brush glaze around filling on 1 pastry half. Fold plain pastry half over filling, stretching dough to cover. Seal edges with fork tines. Repeat to form 5 more empanadas. Transfer empanadas (still on parchment squares) to 2 rimmed baking sheets (3 on each sheet), spacing 2 inches apart. Chill empanadas 20 minutes.

  4. Preheat oven to 425°F. Press edges of empanadas again with fork tines. Brush empanadas with egg-white glaze and cut small slits in top to allow steam to escape. Bake empanadas 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F and bake empanadas until puffed and golden, 25 to 35 minutes longer. Serve empanadas, passing cranberry sauce alongside.