[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by casimendocina

They look pretty similar to empanadas except that they're baked or fried which would actually make them the equivalent of a pasty. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empanada

I'm sorry, that typo made me giggle. I imagined potato-filled pasta pockets as pasties. How will we make them stay on?

I buy the frozen, boil them to thaw, and saute them for a few minutes in butter. They are not crispy like empanadas, which I also love.