Puerto Rican-style Empanada Dough is a 5-ingredient recipe that produces a flaky pastry shell to make many popular recipes.

Pork Picadillo Empanadas are a handheld meal that's easy to prepare and freezes beautifully.

Flaky pastry on the outside and creamy white sweet potato preserve filling in the inside, make for a wonderful combination.

Dumplings - handpies stuffed with pork, pepper and brie cheese (in Spanish)

Vegetable empanadillas that can be frozen to be consume at any time. Gluten free. (in Galician)

Sweet empanadillas filled with sweet potatoes, almond meal, cinamon, anise, and lemon zest. recipe in Polish

These little pastries also make wonderful appetizers for a “home from holiday” party

Tapa of empanadillas, patties filled with tuna, hard-boiled egg and olive stuffing.