Straight from Yahnira! here is the recipe for the empanadas (sorry that it has so much ethnic stuff in it):
(the amounts are very approximate):
Ingredients:
1.5-2 lbs ground beef
empanada dough (found at Publix in the freezer isle, packaged and precut and frozen with wax paper in between them)
12 or more green olives, depending on your taste
potatoes (approx. 2 large)
sofrito (green gold which consists of green pepper, onion, cilantro, olive oil, garlic)
adobo (Goya seasoning)
salt and pepper to taste
1- brown the beef
2- drain and add the sofrito,adobo, and olives (chopped up really fine or sliced)
3- let it simmer for a few minutes and then push the meat aside and add the potatoes chopped into small cubes into the pan
4- add a little water if it is too dry until the potatoes are cooked (I might start with a couple tablespoons of water)
5- once the potatoes are cooked (not too soft or they will just crumble) then you mix everything together in the pot
6- Now, you are ready to make the empanadas
7- defrost the empanada dough at room temperature while you are making the meat
8- to make the empanadas, just place a couple of spoonfuls of meat filling (be careful not to overstuff them or the filling will come out when you fry them because they will open up) into the middle and then fold over the dough and press the ends together with a fork. You might want to use flour so that the dough doesn’t stick to the fork. Another tip: I usually get some water and kind of rub along the inside of the dough on the perimeter so that when you fold over the dough, it will help it to “stick” together (kind of like water “glue”). This is especially helpful when the dough is kind of dry at the edges due to a bit of dehydration from being in the freezer at the grocery store.
* This recipe probably makes about a dozen empanadas depending on how much meat you want in them.
If you have any questions just let me know. It’s kind of hard sometimes to explain things.
Thanks,
Yahnira
Also, Yahnira said she baked the empandas so you dont have to fry them ….here’s her instructions:
Hey girls!! I just wanted to let you know that I actually tried baking my empanadas instead of frying them and they actually turned out great! So…you don’t have to fry them after all. 
Just bake them at 400 degrees (after thawing them either at room temp or in the microwave on “defrost”). I baked mine approx. 20 mins? Just set the timer for 15 minutes and watch them. Bake until golden brown. I used a baking stone so it might be different times for you depending on what you use to bake with.
