Reviewed: May 14, 2012

I used this recipe for just the dough, I didnt have pumpkin but I had alot of extra bananas, I just made up my own banana mixture and used it in the dough. The dough came out quite nice, I did add a little cinnamon to the mix and sprinkled a little sugar on top before baking. I used to make alot of banana bread but I will be making these instead, its the same amount of ingredients, just used differently. I live in Guatemala and shared some with my in-laws, They all loved them, so overall everything came out very nice. I guess you really could put anything in them to suit your taste.

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pinknyoface

Reviewed: May 8, 2012

My husband is Mexican and he gave this a thumbs up. I also added cinnamon to the dough per his suggestion. I skipped the egg wash, just out of personal preference.

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always_hungry

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: North Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2012

Tasty! Remember to add the baking powder to the dry ingredients (recipe mistake) but otherwise delicious! 4 cups of pumpkin is about a cup too much, but I'll just either make more or put it in a pie or something.

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ftd

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2012

I didn't care for this at all, but hubby & the neighbors liked it. I may try using the crust with an apple pie filling & see if it is any better. I would've only given this a 1.

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PPK

Living In: Watertown, South Dakota, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2011

Perfect dough recipe for empanadas! Thanks for sharing.

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Jacqueline Valdez

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Dana Point, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2011

This recipe is a good base to start from, but I reccomend several changes. First, it is much easier to use pre-made dough or a pie crust. Second, try mixing more cinnamon and some nutmeg into the filling mixture. I also added sweetened cream cheese into the filling, and after they were done baking I made a thin carmel icing that I dipped them into after they cooled. It hardened on the outside and took the "boredom" out of the crust.

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j1a9k7e9

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2011

The inside of the empanadas could have used some more seasoning, would have been better with a more pumpkin pie taste. The outside of my empanadas broke, almost all over them broke down the center. I followed the directions exactly. While they were still edible, their appearance wasn't nice. I wouldn't recommend these, could use some more taste in the dough of the breading and some more taste in the filling, kind of bland.

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LearningHow2Cook

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2011

The dough recipe is perfect, I've had trouble with it before with different recipes in the past. I would also like to remind people to add the baking powder just as others have mentioned in their reviews. I also added a couple teaspoons of cinnamon to the dough. After putting the egg wash on the empanadas, I sprinkled them with cinnamon sugar.

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