Spinach And Ricotta Cheese Empanadas Recipe

Ingredients

• Ingredients for the dough
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 6 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Ingredients for the filling
• 5 slices bacon, cooked until crisp, drained and crumbled (reserve the drippings for later use in the recipe.)
• 1 1/2 pounds fresh spinach leaves, washed or (i used frozen and just squeezed out the excess liquid through a paper towel.)
• 1/3 cup minced onion (about 1/2 medium onion)
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup ricotta cheese (can also use farmers cheese or cottage cheese. i used ricotta cheese.)
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

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