Amy left us with a bevy of hand-me-down food when she departed for sunnny Sydney, including some freshly cut pineapple. Chuck doesn't really care for pineapple, so I tried to find a way to use up the pineapple that she could tolerate. Some empanada-like pastries sounded good... ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOUBJxkZv2CUvZyePbM_2SGeYYt09eHSRcMC7KEsfoA7eTI69hvmhzIofjlSokWZIc5vZwzi9UrI5FgHon2qk2s7Xf86ehfDxupdzKyiZGVFY1aMTbJz99ROALfpnm5xCXAsCkO6_pA/s320/IMG_3999.JPG)
These empanadas use a cream cheese crust, which was simple and pretty good. For the filling, I mixed the diced pineapple with a little bit of brown sugar... in retrospect, I think it could have used some additional spice- cinnamon? cardamom? I drizzled a basic powdered sugar and milk glaze on them after they came out of the oven.
These empanadas use a cream cheese crust, which was simple and pretty good. For the filling, I mixed the diced pineapple with a little bit of brown sugar... in retrospect, I think it could have used some additional spice- cinnamon? cardamom? I drizzled a basic powdered sugar and milk glaze on them after they came out of the oven.