Tasty Empanadas

INGREDIENTS

600 g

or 1 1/2 lbs ground beef

800 g

or 1 1/2 lbs onions (I mix yellow onions and green onions)

2 cloves

garlic

half a red pepper

1/3 cup

Pimenton Dulce (this is an Argentinean spice- the closest here in North America is paprika)

1/2 tsp

cumin

1/2 tsp

nutmeg

salt pepper

3/4 kg

or 6 Cups All Purpose flour

300 g

or 1 1/3 cups lard at room temperature

1 tsp

salt

1 cup

warm water