Empanadas(Meat Pies) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. chopped onion
2 hard-cooked eggs
3 Tbsp. margarine
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 c. olives, chopped
24 (4-inch diameter) pie dough rounds
egg, beaten

Preparation

Saute onion in margarine.
When onion is transparent, add ground beef and cook until browned; drain.
Mix together ground beef mixture with chopped hard-boiled eggs, chopped olives and spices.
Cool.
Put meat mixture on 1/2 of pie round and fold over.
Crimp edges together.
Brush beaten egg over crust.
Bake in 450\u00b0 oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve hot or cold.