Empanadillas - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    8 ounces extra lean ground beef
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    8 green olives, chopped
    1/2 onion, chopped
    1/2 green pepper, chopped
    1/2 teaspoon oregano
    1 garlic clove, crushed
    salt & pepper
    8 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
    4 ounces parmesan cheese, grated
    1/2 onion, chopped & sauteed
    refrigerated pie crust
Preparation
    Brown beef in oil, remove & cool. Mix with next 6 ingredients. Roll pie crust dough to 1/8\" thickness & cut into eight 6\" circles.
    Place beef mix on center of four, brush edges lightly with water & fold into crescents & seal tightly.
    For cheese filling, mix mozzarella, Parmesan & onion & place on 4 circles. Fold & crimp tightly.
    Fry in deep fryer at 365 deg, until golden.

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