Categories: Appetizers 
      Yield: 1 servings 
  
-----------------------------------DOUGH----------------------------------- 
      2 c  Flour, all purpose                1/2 ts Salt 
    2/3 c  Shortening or lard                  6 tb Water 
 
-------------------------------DESSERT FRUIT------------------------------- 
  2 1/2 c  Fruit                               1 c  Sugar 
      1 ts Cinnamon                          1/2 ts Nutmeg 
 
------------------------------CARNE ( ANY MEAT------------------------------ 
      1    Onion                               1    Pepper, green 
      1 tb Olive oil                           8 oz Tomato paste 
      4 oz Water                               1 tb Vinegar 
           Sal and Pepper to taste             1 lb Beef, sliced thinly 
  
  DOUGH: 
       In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour and salt.  Cut in the 
  shortening or lard till pieces are the size of small peas.  Add a small 
  amount of water to slightly moisten.  Form dough into a ball.  Roll out the 
  dough to about 1/8 thick and cut into 4" circles.  Flour lightly both side 
  of circles and then stack up for later use. 
   
  DESSERT FILLING:  Just about any kind of fruit or melon may be used. 
  Combine ingredients and heat to thoroughly mix, coarse chop, so that 
  filling is chunky but bite-sized.  Pumpkins is very good!! 
   
  CARNE:  Just about any kind of meat may be used, depending on availability. 
  The sauce seems to be the only fairly consistent thing. Saute the onion and 
  green pepper in olive oil.  Add remaining ingredients and cook for 20 
  minutes.  ( In S.A. this is continually cooked and prepared on the back 
  burner, often being used and added to for several months at a time. It 
  developes a flavor all its own...)  Add meat and coat thoroughly with the 
  sauce. 
   
  COOKING:  Add a large spoonfull of one of the above mixtures to the center 
  of a dough circle.  Place another circle on top.  Fasten the two circles 
  together by reeding the edges with a fork.  These may then be baked, at 
  around 350 degrees F until brown, deep fat fried, fried, cooked or heated 
  on a barbecue.  They may also be wrapped in banana husks, well moistened 
  corn husks, etc.  The object is to heat thoroughly, cooking the meat and 
  browning the outsides so they are dry enough to hold together.