Quote Originally Posted by flyv65
I thought a bridie was a meat pie, not unlike an empanada. Then again, I have no connection to Hispanic culture beyond where I live so I may have botched the comparison as well as the description...
Since I have no idea what a bridie is, I can't say whether the comparison is correct, but an empanada usually means a circular piece of dough that has been stuffed, folded in half and then the edges curled and sealed before backing.

Most of the Central Americans stuff it with meat and some veggies, but in Northern Mexico and Texas your more likely to find it stuffed with fruit preserves or some other sweat treat and dusted with sugar!

I like the desert variety myself.