Empanada'S - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick margarine
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese
2 c. flour
1/4 to 1/3 c. water
1 lb. ground beef, cooked and drained
1/2 to 1 can tomato paste
chopped onion
1 green pepper, chopped
15 green olives, chopped
garlic powder to taste

Preparation

Mix margarine and cheese together.
Add flour until crumbly. Add enough water to make soft dough.
Mix all remaining ingredients for meat mixture and chill.
Roll out dough, cut with 6-inch diagonal circle cutter.
Put about 2 tablespoons of meat into middle of dough circle and lap over and pinch together. Continue with remaining dough.
Makes about 20.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes or until browned.