South American Beef Empanadas

Name: South American Beef Empanadas
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons vegetable oil; 5 medium-sized yellow onions; 2 pounds ground beef (I like 80/20); 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon garlic paste or minced garlic; 1 cup small black olives; ½ cup seedless raisins; 3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced; 5 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons white sugar; ½ pound (1 and ¼ cup) softened pork lard or vegetable shortening; 1 cup warm water; 1 egg, slightly beaten