Empanadas

Ingredients

 * 2 cups of flour
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 2 tsp baking powder
 * milk ( as needed)
 * 2 tbsp solid vegetable shortening
 * 2 cups vegetable oil
 * Salsa, Guacamole and Sour Cream

Directions

 * To prepare delicious empanadas, combine flour, salt and baking powder and sift together thoroughly.
 * Using two dinner knives, cut shortening into flour mixture until mixed.
 * Douh should be easy to handle, but not sticky.
 * Let stand for about ten minutes. On a lightly floured wooden cutting board,roll dough until thin.
 * Using a jar top,cut dough into eight circles, about four inches in diameter.
 * Place one heaping teaspoon of filling in middle of each circle.
 * Fold dough over in half, then pinch edges together in a semicircle to hold in filling.
 * Heat oil in deep frying pan until a drop of water sizzles when it lands in the oil.
 * Fry empanadas in oil until golden brown-about three minutes per side. Drain empanadas on paper towels.