Empanadas De Honoro (beef Turnovers)

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb lean beef
• 1 lemon
• 1 lime
• to taste fresh oregano
• to taste chili powder
• 4 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup shortening
• 4 onions
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, boiled, sliced
• 20 black olives
• 40 large raisins

Recipe

• 1 marinate beef in a glass bowl with the juice of lemon and lime, 2-3 sprigs of oregano and chili to taste for at least 4 hours, or overnight. sift flour with baking powder and salt; beat eggs, warm the milk, melt the shortening and add.
• 2 mix to make a stiff dough, cut into 20 pieces and roll each into a small circle. (alternately, use frozen pastry.) chop (not grind) the meat. chop the onions and fry in the oil; mix in spices, salt to taste, and beef.
• 3 saute until meat turns grey.
• 4 place a spoonful of mixture on each dough circle; add slices of egg, olive and raisins.
• 5 fold in two, brush edges with milk and seal.
• 6 bake in a 400 degree f oven until lightly browned.