Empanadas de Dulce; Yummy Stuff

Nothing as good as dulce de batata (sweet potato jam) inside an empanada.  I baked them, but you can also fry them.  I was trying to be artsy, but failed miserable, so by the end just focused on sealing them tightly.  I failed in that sometimes as well.
How to make:
buy some dulce de batata, I get mine at El Chapparral, a Mexican market in San Jose on Santa Clara Street.  They have products from Argentina.
buy some empanada shells.  I get mine at the Mexican store in Manteca at La Super Altena Market but they have them at El Chapparral as well.
I sliced the empanada shells in quarters.  Lay on quarter shell on counter, add a small piece of dulce, put another quarter shell on top.  Seal the edges as best you can, maybe with a fork if needed.  Put on cookie sheet which has been sprayed with non stick oil.  Bake as indicated on empanada package.  (A bit longer than I baked them.)
Best to let them sit a few minutes to avoid a burned tongue.  I had a hard time with this.  Enjoy!!!

Sheri's Empanadas

http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/authenticfamilyrecipes/r/beefempanada.htm
This link is to a good empanada recipe.  I actually used Cuban shells as they were all I could find, and they turned out well.  They were in the freezer section.
Sheri ventured someplace she had never gone before this past weekend.  She made empanadas for a high-priest social for Northland Ward.  She had the mandate from me to not use green olives or raisins which are sometimes in empanadas.
Of course I helped.  I found the shells at the Mexican market.
I thought they turned out very well.  They were a big hit among the older crowd, but at home not so much so.  I loved them and was glad those left for the kids went uneaten.  I has happy to eat them for snacks as they are a great finger food.

Reed and Dee Banks presented on their mission.  The verbal pictures the painted were very amazing.  It is surprising that the church in Florida can be so different than the church in California.  Not different in terms of the gospel and the teachings, but different in terms of participation.  They had a good mission and did a very good job of their presentation.