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Ground turkey and cheddar cheese empenadas

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Nuke1855
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Ground turkey and cheddar cheese empenadas made with gluten free pastry dough.

Some key points :angry: 

Keep the dough cold !

Egg wash the dough before putting on the egg.

Don't walk to far from the egg as this is flaky pastry and could burn if on more than 14-15 minutes.

I had to snap this picture quickly as my family dove in and tore this up .



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  • NPHuskerFL
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    Nailed it!
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  • Mattman3969
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    I'd eat that!!   Glad you got the tomatoes placed and pic taken before they devoured it!! My family gets tired of me getting ready for pics too!!   Lol. 

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    Mattman3969 said:
    I'd eat that!!   Glad you got the tomatoes placed and pic taken before they devoured it!! My family gets tired of me getting ready for pics too!!   Lol. 
    Lol the struggle is so real brother ! @Mattman3969

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    NPHuskerFL said:
    Nailed it!
    Thanks brother ! Been traveling all week and this popped into my head on the flight back ! 
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    Mattman3969 said:
    I'd eat that!!   Glad you got the tomatoes placed and pic taken before they devoured it!! My family gets tired of me getting ready for pics too!!   Lol. 

    It has become the norm. But, I still get the...really more pics? :lol: 
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    Did you pre-cook the turkey before assembling?  I would think the pastry would cook fast on the Egg.
    I just picked up a lb of ground turkey tonight, have other plans for tomorrow however....  ;)
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    Botch said:
    Did you pre-cook the turkey before assembling?  I would think the pastry would cook fast on the Egg.
    I just picked up a lb of ground turkey tonight, have other plans for tomorrow however....  ;)
    Yes I did precook the ground turkey with , onions , green peppers,  cumin, some of my seasonings,  and garlic. 

    Rolled out the dough and cut the circles out. Don't fold , just put two tbs on the bottom top with another circle of dough. I crimp the edges with a fork then egg was indirect on the egg for 14-16 minutes. 

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    Nice! Kinda like patties? Which of your rubs did you use? 

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    I could get into a plate of those.  Very nice.

    Phoenix 
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    Nice!
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    blasting said:

    I could get into a plate of those.  Very nice.

    Thanks

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    I used Island Thyme as the base then Calypso Kick for that smokey habanero heat. Mild heat. @caliking
    caliking said:
    Nice! Kinda like patties? Which of your rubs did you use ?

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  • SciAggie
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    I love empanadas. These look killer - I'd hurt myself eating them. That's why we don't make them often :)
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  • Botch
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    Nuke1855 said:
    Botch said:
    Did you pre-cook the turkey before assembling?  I would think the pastry would cook fast on the Egg.
    I just picked up a lb of ground turkey tonight, have other plans for tomorrow however....  ;)
    Yes I did precook the ground turkey with , onions , green peppers,  cumin, some of my seasonings,  and garlic. 

    Rolled out the dough and cut the circles out. Don't fold , just put two tbs on the bottom top with another circle of dough. I crimp the edges with a fork then egg was indirect on the egg for 14-16 minutes. 
    Thanks!  I just realized I have a tube of Pillsbury dough round things in the fridge, I could roll each one out and do kinda the same thing tomorrow.
    Hmmm.  
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    Botch said:
    Nuke1855 said:
    Botch said:
    Did you pre-cook the turkey before assembling?  I would think the pastry would cook fast on the Egg.
    I just picked up a lb of ground turkey tonight, have other plans for tomorrow however....  ;)
    Yes I did precook the ground turkey with , onions , green peppers,  cumin, some of my seasonings,  and garlic. 

    Rolled out the dough and cut the circles out. Don't fold , just put two tbs on the bottom top with another circle of dough. I crimp the edges with a fork then egg was indirect on the egg for 14-16 minutes. 
    Thanks!  I just realized I have a tube of Pillsbury dough round things in the fridge, I could roll each one out and do kinda the same thing tomorrow.
    Hmmm.  
    Sure can !! Egg wash is the key to the color @Botch

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    SciAggie said:
    I love empanadas. These look killer - I'd hurt myself eating them. That's why we don't make them often :)
    I know brother. I had to do them on the egg " baked " style. No frying of these. 

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