Jack-O-Lantern Apple Pumpkin Pastry

Name: Jack-O-Lantern Apple Pumpkin Pastry
Prep time: 10M
Total time: 38M
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: 1 Jack-O-Lantern Apple Pumpkin PastryGranny Smith apple, cored, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 cup); ¼ cup Panela Brown Sugar Cane (cuadrada); ¾ tsp. Ground Cinnamon; ½ tsp. Jack-O-Lantern Apple Pumpkin Pastryground ginger; ⅛ tsp. Jack-O-Lantern Apple Pumpkin Pastryground clove; ⅛ tsp. Jack-O-Lantern Apple Pumpkin Pastrysalt; ½ cup Organic Pumpkin Puree; 1 Jack-O-Lantern Apple Pumpkin Pastrylarge egg, lightly beaten; 1 pkg. Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

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Try delicious Jack-O-Lantern Apple Pumpkin Pastry and let its magical taste cast a spell on you and delight all who sample them. Let yourself be hypnotized with this tasty fusion of savory and sweet, an irresistible treat that will summon a parade of big and small monsters, zombies, witches, and ghosts. These tantalizing pastries are filled with a fantastic combination of GOYA® <a href="https://www.goya.com/en/products/organic-pumpkin-puree/">Organic Pumpkin Puree</a>, apples, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and the rich, caramelized sweetness of GOYA® <a href="https://www.goya.com/en/products/piloncillo-brown-sugar-cane/">Piloncillo – Brown Sugar Cane</a>. Then, this enchanting mixture is wrapped in a Jack-O-Lantern cutout shape using our GOYA® <a href="https://www.goya.com/en/products/empanada-dough-puff-pastry-for-baking/">Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking</a> for a fun twist. Once these pastries are baked to perfection and golden brown, their mind-altering aroma will bewitch anyone who tastes them.

Total Time

38m

Prep Time:10m

Yields:6 Servings

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Ingredients

Granny Smith apple, cored, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 cup)

¼ cup

GOYA® Panela Brown Sugar Cane (cuadrada)or <a href="/en/products/piloncillo-brown-sugar-cane/">Piloncillo</a>, grated or finely chopped (See tip below) grated or finely chopped (See tip below)

¾ tsp.

GOYA® Ground Cinnamon

½ tsp.

ground ginger

⅛ tsp.

ground clove

⅛ tsp.

salt

½ cup

GOYA® Organic Pumpkin Puree

large egg, lightly beaten

1 pkg.
(11.6 oz.)

GOYA® Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking, thawed

Directions

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Step 1

Heat oven to 425°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Add apples, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, clove and salt to small pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves and apples begin to release their juices. Reduce heat to medium low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid evaporates, and apples are tender, about 5-8 minutes. Transfer cooked apples to bowl and refrigerate until chilled. Add pumpkin to cooled apple mixture and mix to combine.

Step 2

Place puff pastry rounds on lightly floured work surface. Using a 4 1/2-inch pumpkin cookie cutter or sharp knife, cut out pumpkin shapes from pastry rounds. Place 6 pumpkin shapes on a prepared baking sheet. Spoon 2 heaping tbsp. of apple mixture in middle of pumpkin shapes. Moisten edges with beaten eggs.

Step 3

Using a sharp knife, cut Jack O-Lantern shaped faces out of remaining 6 dough rounds. Place Jack O-Lantern faces on top of filling. Crimp edges using a fork. Brush empanada tops with remaining egg.

Step 4

Bake until empanadas are puffed and golden-brown, about 15 to 20 minutes, rotating pan after 10 minutes for even browning. Transfer empanadas to cooling rack and let sit until cool enough to handle. Serve.

Panela or Piloncillo can be too hard to chop. If this is the case, soften it in the microwave for 10 to 30 seconds to make chopping and grating easier.

Products in this Recipe

Panela Brown Sugar Cane (cuadrada)

Ground Cinnamon

Organic Pumpkin Puree

Empanada Dough-Puff Pastry for Baking

Panela or Piloncillo can be too hard to chop. If this is the case, soften it in the microwave for 10 to 30 seconds to make chopping and grating easier.

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