Pine Empanadas

Ingredients

• 200 g of pinoncillo
• 100 g of butter
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon of black pepper
• 1 tablespoon of salt
• 2 eggs
• 200 g of flour
• 1 onion
• 100 g of lard
• 100 g of prosciutto
• 100 g of carrots
• 100 g of potatoes

Method

1. Make a mixture of pinoncillo, butter, sugar, ginger, black pepper, and salt.
2. Beat the eggs and add flour to form the dough.
3. Prepare the filling with the onion, chopped vegetables, lard, prosciutto, carrots, and potatoes.
4. Shape the empanadas with the dough and filling.
5. Make slits for the empanadas to open up.
6. Fry the empanadas in a pan with oil.
7. Serve hot with tomato sauce.