Easy Sausage Empanadas

By tjberens

Great appetizer for any occasion.

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
• 1/8 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder, divided in half
• 1/8 tsp ground cumin
• 1/8 tsp dried oregano
• 1 large egg, separated
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 (15-ounce) package prepared pie crusts (2 crusts)

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from cooksrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degreees.
Crumble sausage in a medium skillet. Add onion, half the garlic powder, cumin and oregano
Cook over medium heat. Drain and discard drippings.
Add Cheese to the mixture.
Beat the egg yolk slightly; stir into sausage mixture, mixing well.
Unfold crusts and cut into 3-inch rounds with biscuit cutter.
Place about 2 teaspoons of sausage filling on half the cutouts.
Slightly beat the egg white; gently brush along edges of the dough.
Fold other half of dough on top of filling.
Moisten fingers with water and pinch dough to seal edges. Gently brush empanadas with remaining egg whites.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until browned.
Melt butter with remaining garlic powder;brush onto empanadas.
Serve hot.