So, I had gone to Trader Joe's the other day for one reason, to buy a log of goat cheese (and whatever fun stuff I could find, I never leave that store with just one thing). I was going to use said goat cheese crumbled on some oven roasted fingerling potatoes I was making that same evening. I made the potatoes, put some fresh herbs from the garden on them and was getting ready to crumble the cheese on top. The sneaky person I am, I decided to take a quick bite of the goat cheese, you know, for quality assurance. Good thing I did! It was SO sweet, not regular goat cheese. I looked at the package and I ended up buying HONEY goat cheese. Ugh. I personally would have never bought something like that. Why? You can just drizzle some honey on regular goat cheese if that's what I'm craving. Seems kinda like an odd combo to me though. That would have tasted disgusting on my oven roasted potatoes. So, we went without the goat cheese.
What to do with this weird sweet honey goat cheese? Make empanadas of course! I bought some ready made pie crust at the store, already had the goat cheese, some apricot preserves, and boysenberry jam. It was so easy! The pie crust is already rolled out, I just cut some circles with a large cup. Then, I put about a teaspoon of goat cheese on each circle, then topped that with about a teaspoon of jam (kept the flavors separate though). To close each circle I used an egg wash on the edge and crimped it with a fork. I finally brushed the tops with the remaining egg wash and sprinkled with sugar. Baked at 425 degrees for about 15 minutes. They were yummy and super easy. I hope you end up trying this one at home. Feel free to try any other flavor combos. A good one might be a slice of brie with some fig preserves... mmmmmm.
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