Empanadas
The four steps (dough, filling, construction, and baking) are independent and can be done at different times and days.
The filling given here is only a suggestion.
You can change the meat, spices, and veggies to whatever sounds good to you.
Dough
- In a small bowl, put in freezer until ice starts to form:
- In a large bowl, combine and pinch, crush, and mix by hand until it forms a crumbly meal with no large lumps:
- 300 g Flour
- 10 g Salt
- 120 g Butter
- Add to the cold water and beat together:
- Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture:
- Stir only until combined.
- Knead a few times to form flattened ball.
- Wrap with plastic and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Filling
- In a pot, fry at low heat until it starts to brown:
- 30 g Butter
- 100 g Onion, finely chopped
- Stir in and fry for another minute:
- Turn off heat the add thoroughly mix in:
- 100 g Lentils, drained, from a can
- 300 g Shredded Cooked Chicken
- 1 Avocado, mashed or chopped
Construction
- Divide dough into 12 pieces (or 8 pieces for 6" circle).
- For each one:
- Flatten each by hand or roll to 5" circle.
- Place about 2 Tablespoons of mixture into the middle.
- Fold to form semi-circle.
- Crimp edges by twisting between thumb and finger, (or use a fork).
These may be wrapped and frozen for future use, or cooked now.
Baking
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Brush each with egg wash:
Lightly beat together:
- 1 Egg
- 5 gWater
- Place on greased rack and bake on middle position of oven until tops turn golden, about 30 minutes.
- Cool at least 5 minutes on a rack before serving.