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Sweet Potato Mini Empanadas
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Golden brown Sweet Potato Mini Empanadas.
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Cook diced sweet potatoes until tender.
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Mix butter, cream cheese, sugar, flour, and salt together. Pulse until dough comes together.
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Put dough on a floured counter and make into a ball.
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Wrap with plastic wrap and let it chill for 1 hour.
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After the potato is cooked, drain.
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Add back into the pot. Add brown sugar, honey, butter, cinnamon, and salt.
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Mash with wooden spoon or potato masher.
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Put mixture in plastic container and put in fridge to cool for 1 hour.
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Roll out dough and start to cut out with biscuit cutter.
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Cut until all the dough is used.
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Put 1 tsp full of filling in the middle of the round.
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Fold over and press edge down with a finger. Crimp with a fork.
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Place empanadas on prepared cookie sheets.
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Whisk egg and water together.
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Brush pastry with the egg wash.
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Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar if desired.
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Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
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Let cool for at least 15 minutes.
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sweet potato filling.
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Fold over press edge wit finger and crimp with fork.
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cut out with cookie cutter than fill with 1 tsp of filling.
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empanada dough after it is mixed with my food processor. You can also do this by hand or a mixer.
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after they come out of the oven.