Easy Strawberry Empanadas

[chex]

I told Shay about these, and she requested a photo tutorial. I couldn't turn down the opportunity to make them, so enjoy!

1/4 cup cream cheese
4 tbsps light brown sugar, divided
2/3 cup coarsely chopped strawberries
1 (8 count) package refrigerated crescent rolls
2 tbsps butter, melted

Preheat the oven to 350*. Blend the cream cheese and 2 tbsps brown sugar into a bowl. Fold in the strawberries. Unfold the crescent roll dough into four rectangles. (Make sure there are no gaps along the seam. You don't want to lose the filling!) Divide strawberry mixture among the four pieces, spooning onto bottom half of rectangle. Fold dough over and crimp edges. Bake rolls according to package directions until golden. Brush the cooked empanadas with melted butter and dust with the remaining sugar before serving.


Get your ingredients ready



Dump the cream cheese and brown sugar into a small mixing bowl (or even a big cereal bowl)...



...and blend them together.



Chop and measure your strawberries.



I make mine about this size.



Now gently fold the strawberries into the cream cheese mixture.



Open the crescent rolls and lay them on a baking sheet as four rectangles.



Pinch the seams together.



See? No seam. You don't want to lose any of the filling!



Divide the filling evenly among the four rectangles, making sure it's on the bottom half.



Fold the dough over the filling.



Crimp the edges with a fork to seal in the deliciousness.


Now you can bake it according to the directions.

While it's baking, melt your butter.



I'm a lazy bottom, so this is where I stop following the directions. I stir the brown sugar right into the butter.



Take your empanadas out when they're golden. I take mine out like this, but they can go longer, too.



I drizzle (okay, pour) the butter and sugar mixture over the top.



Get a fork (or small shovel...) and dig in!

[Shay]

Excellent! Now I understand this a lot better. I learn mainly by hands on and visuals. I definitely think I will try this! Maybe even for Valentine's day. Hehe

[chex]

Can you tell where I do all my shopping? lol

I learn mainly by hands on and visuals.

Yes, YouPorn does provide some handy tutorials of new techniques.

[chex]

OH! And for Effie, this is that dessert I made ages ago that you called a dead rabbit.

[Shay]

Making these today around 4:30 PM so they'll be done just in time when Sean comes home.

[chex]

I shall expect a full report!

[Shay]

But of course! I'm going to be making two batches. You serve them warm, yeah?

[chex]

Fresh out of the oven.

[Shay]

That's what I thought. I am excited to make them! Gotta wait for an hour or so yet.

[Yaz Pistachio]

I'm not usually big into strawberries, but those look really good!!

[Shay]

Ok. So the empanadas were a total hit! I was multitasking while I was making them and ended up "screwing them up" or so I thought. I used the largest spoon on the ring of measuring spoons thinking it was a full tbsp (the writing was rubbed off). Since I was making two batches, I had put in eight spoon fulls of brown sugar not realizing I was only supposed to put in a total of four. I said smurf it and put 'em in the oven anyway. By the time it was time to make the butter and brown sugar, I had found a bigger spoon in the dish wrack which read 1 tbsp and found out that the spoon I used was only half a tbsp. So it turned out ok afterall! They were done right as Sean was walking in the door, perfect timing! Sean absolutely loved them and said if I ever wanted to make them again, he would certainly not complain....like tomorrow for breakfast.

Thanks Chexy! You rock.

[chex]

Glad you liked them!

We once made them with too many strawberries. They were good, but not creamy enough.

And I should make them for breakfast sometime...

[Shay]

I think I'm going to make more of these when I get home tonight!

[Moe]

I should try and make these! They look great!

[Shay]

DO IT! They're so simple I actually can make the recipe without looking at the directions.