Ingredients

The ingredients that you are going to use to prepare this recipe are easy to find, you will only need to separate the measurements that you will use and that’s it. That is why such foods are the following:

• 2 cups flour.
• 1 tablespoon of yeast or baking powder.
• 1 cinnamon stick.
• 2 potatoes or camotes.
• 1 egg.
• 1 little salt.
• ½ cup of lard.
• The amount of sugar you want to sprinkle.
• ¼ cup white sugar.

Steps

Once you gather all the foods that you are going to use in this recipe, you must follow each step that will be explained in detail below.

Step 1

Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into small pieces. Subsequently, you must place them in a pot and let them boil with water.

Step 2

Add the cinnamon stick.

Step 3

As soon as the sweet potato is soft, you should remove them and mash them. The purpose is for you to puree.

Step 4

You should reserve the hardest parts and let them cool.

Step 5

Add the flour, salt, sugar and baking powder to a clean table.

Step 6

In the center of the entire mixture you must place the lard, then proceed to join it.

Step 7

You need to add water, but not too much because the dough would be bad.

Step 8

Proceed to cover and refrigerate for a period of 15 minutes.

Step 9

When you take out the dough, cut it and start filling it with the sweet potato. Then seal with water. You need to do it with a utensil, preferably a fork.

Step 10

You must glaze with egg and proceed to bake for approximately 25 minutes. It is recommended to bake it at 180º.

Step 11

Remove from the oven and add the sprinkled sugar. Proceed to serve.

This way you will have exquisite sweet potato empanadas, ideal for your children’s breakfast.