Empanadas

Aunt Virginia ’s Empanadas Recipe Filling: Brown 3 lbs ground chuck, add 1 chopped bell pepper, 1 chopped onion. Add 1 tbsp. flour & mix well, add 1 tbsp. chili powder & mix again. Add 1 can tomato sauce & water to equal 2 cups. Stir and simmer 2 hours. (Mom said this was best made the day before) Dough: 5 cups flour, add 1 ½ tbsp. salt. Add 1 lb prepared masa and work in well. Add 3 tbsp. shortening, mix well. Add 1 cup warm water slowly and knead really well. Roll out dough. Add 1 large tbsp meat (or more) mix. Add 1 pitted olive, fold dough and fork edges closed. Deep fry.