1. Cook and stir ground beef in 10-inch skillet, breaking up into small pieces, until brown; drain reserving 1 T of fat and the beef in the skillet. 2. Stir in onion, raisins, olives,salt and pepper. 3. Cover and cook over low heat for 5 minutes. 4. Stir in cottage cheese and hard cooked egg. 5. Heat oven to 400°F. 6. Mix egg white and water until slightly foamy; reserve. 7. Prepare pastry dough; gather into a ball. 8. Divide into halves. 9. Shape into 2 flattened rounds on lightly floured cloth covered surface. 10. Roll 1 round of pasty into circle, about 14 inches in diameter. 11. Cut into 11 or 12 circles, 3 1/2-inches in diameter. 12. Spoon on 2 t of the beef mixture at the center of each circle; brush edge of pastry with egg white mixture. 13. Fold pastry circle up over filling; press edge with fork to seal. place empanaditas on ungreased cookie sheet. 14. Repeat with remaining pastry circles. 15. Gather any remaining pastry; shape into another round. 16. Repeat rolling cutting and filling. 17. Beat egg yolk and milk until well blended; brush over tops of empanaditas. 18. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. 19. Serve warm. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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