ghoulish empanads

How To Make ghoulish empanads

• 1

  peel, cook and puree sweet potatoes
• 2

  combine pureed potatoes with butter, cumin and salt and pepper
• 3

  Preheat oven to 450 while you assemble empanadas
• 4

  unfold pie crust onto a floured board, using a 3" biscuit cutter cut 20-25 circles
• 5

  scoop a tsp of filling into the center of each circle, fold over to a half moon shape, seal well with a fork or your fingers
• 6

  combine egg and food coloring and brush onto empanadas
• 7

  bake 10-12 minutes until crisp and cooked through. You could put a dipping sauce with this if you want, maybe a warm "blood" marinara or a garlic butter??
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