The FAMOUS Empanadas

Living in Tropic, we didn't go out for dinner for our birthdays, instead there were two different dishes that we would beg mom to make. Either homemade pizza, or EMPANADAS! Our first few years of marriage, I don't think I could make them without having some kind of meltdown. But, I've gotten pretty good at them and it's always a plus when Mardi's eyes light up and she's hovering around the kitchen waiting for the beloved treat.

Ingredients:
Dough:
2 tsp yeast
1 cup warm water
2 tsp sugar
2 Tbsp powdered milk
2 tsp salt
4 cups flour
4 Tbsp oil
Directions for Dough:
1.) Mix yeast, sugar, and water. Let it bubble, then mix in other ingredients.
2.) Knead together, pull off lemon-size balls of dough to make empanada shell.

Filling:
1 pound of hamburger
garlic & oregano for seasoning
green onion (diced)
2 Tbsp worchestershire sauce
1 can tomato sauce
grated cheese
sour cream

Directions:
1.) Brown hamburger and onions on stove. Add garlic and oregano for seasoning.
2.) Add worchestershire sauce and tomato sauce to browned meat.
3.) Roll out dough shell.
4.) Fill shell with hamburger filling, shredded cheese, and sour cream.
5.) Fold shell over, and make sure it is sealed.
6.) Deep fry until golden brown.