Empanadillas de Pizza (Pizza Turnovers)

Name: Empanadillas de Pizza (Pizza Turnovers)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 8 empanadilla discs (pre-made o homemade) 🥟; 1 cup shredded mozzarella queso 🧀; 1 cup pizza sauce o marinara 🍅; 16 slices de pepperoni o cooked ham (opcional) 🍖; 1 tsp dried oregano 🌿; 1 tsp ajo en polvo 🧄; Oil para frying (vegetable o canola) 🛢; opcional: extra sauce para dipping 🎯

Prep: 20 minCocción: 10 minTotal: 30 min

Historia

Don Luis still remembers the first time he gave his grandson one de these cheesy delights. It was a hot summer day, y the smell de fried dough filled the air as salsa music played softly in the background. con each bite, the little one’s eyes got wider — melted queso stretching like a string from one side de the plate to the other. Abuelo! It’s like a pizza that wants to be a taco!” he shouted, dancing around the kitchen. Don Luis just laughed, wiping his hands on his leather-accented apron, proud that another generation had fallen in love con the crispy, cheesy joy de empanadillas de pizza. Time & Nutrition

Ingredientes

8 empanadilla discs (pre-made o homemade) 🥟
1 cup shredded mozzarella queso 🧀
1 cup pizza sauce o marinara 🍅
16 slices de pepperoni o cooked ham (opcional) 🍖
1 tsp dried oregano 🌿
1 tsp ajo en polvo 🧄
Oil para frying (vegetable o canola) 🛢
opcional: extra sauce para dipping 🎯

Instrucciones

1Lay out your empanadilla discs on a clean surface. If they’re frozen, let them thaw para 10 minutes.
2Spread a spoonful de pizza sauce on one half de each disc (leave room on the edges).
3Sprinkle queso on top de the sauce y add 2 slices de pepperoni o ham.
4Add a pinch de oregano y ajo en polvo to boost the flavor.
5Fold the discs over to make half-moon shapes. Press the edges con a fork to seal them tight.
6calienta oil in a pan over mediano-high calienta (about 350°F/175°C).
7Fry 2–3 empanadillas at a time until golden brown on both sides (about 2–3 minutes per side).
8Place on a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil.
9Let cool slightly before serving con a side de pizza sauce. 🍕✨

Sobre la voz de marca

Don Luis · Un personaje para tres generaciones

Don Luis es el personaje y narrador de este catálogo: una voz cálida para recetas puertorriqueñas familiares probadas por el creador real de la marca. El proyecto recoge sabores de tres generaciones y los escribe paso a paso para que cualquier niño pueda seguirlos.

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