Pastelillos de Carne (Puerto Rican Meat Turnovers)

You may be looking at these little treats and think, “OH! Empanadas!” but they are not empanadas they are pastelillos (pas-te-lee-joes). Take that confused look off your face and allow me to explain. In Puerto Rico what you may call empanadas we call empanadillas, because empanadas normally references something that is breaded and fried, think...

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• I love them made with the filling in your recipe, but I've ... by Denise L
• My husband and I love the pizza and picadillo-stuffed ... by Mary V
• I'd fill mine with an Argentine criolla filling. by Susan
• beef, mushrooms, carrots and peppers! by rachel
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