"I made the mistake of using puff pastry, which rose so much that the filling burst out of the empanadas, but I didn't factor that into my review because it wouldn't be fair. I love lots of different world cuisines, but I really did not like the taste of the filling at all. It tasted more like Indian food than anything. 1tsp of cumin was way too much, it overpowered all of the other flavors. I would omit the cumin entirely, if I were to ever make this again, which I won't. All I could taste was cumin and tomato with a weird tangy aftertaste. It wasn't quite inedible, but it was close. For the filling, I followed the recipe exactly, so I guess I have a very different taste from everyone who reviewed this as 5 stars...