Busy Weekend Pumpkin Empanadas

This recipe takes about half an hour (okay, if you're efficient), and the empanadas will last you all week. As the title suggests, I made them for the first time on a very busy Sunday, and it was worth it. ¡Salud!



*1 bag of Trader Joe's Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
*All-purpose flour to cover hands and table

*Filling:
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup sugar
Generous amounts of cinnamon and powdered ginger to taste
1 cup canned, unsweetened pumpkin


1) Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees
2) Lightly grease a baking sheet
3) Roll a small (about the size of half a fist) ball of dough onto a table in the shape of a circle.
4) Mix filling ingredients together in a bowl; spoon two table spoons of filling into each dough round.
5) fold each round of dough in half, and pinch at the seams
6) Bake for 15-25 mins.

**Makes 6-12 empanadas of varying sizes.