Empanada Dough

Name: Empanada Dough
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 4 cups All-purpose flour; 1 tbsp. baking powder; Salt (to taste); 1 Egg Yolk; 1 whole egg (beaten); 1/2 cups warm soy milk; 1 cup melted shortening

Tamar Genger MA, RD • Dec 9, 2010 (Updated: Jul 13, 2021)Comment Jump to Recipe

I got this recipe from a Peruvian friend, the dough is great and I make up a new filling every time. Either Beef, veggie beef, chicken, mushrooms or spinach, let your imagination run wild.

Empanada Dough

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

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Ingredients

4 cups All-purpose flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
Salt to taste
1 Egg Yolk
1 whole egg beaten
1/2 cups warm soy milk
1 cup melted shortening

Instructions

1 Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Add egg yolk, egg, milk and shortening. Mix to make a stiff dough. Divide into 20 pieces and roll each thinly into a circle. 2 To prepare empanadas: Place a spoonful of stuffing on half of each dough circle. Fold dough over filling. Wet the edge with water, fold over again and seal. Bake in a 200°C/400°F oven until cooked and lightly browned.
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About Tamar Genger MA, RD

Tamar is the Executive Editor of JamieGeller.com. She is the mother of three amazing children, a registered dietitian, nutrition educator, and major foodie!! Always on the search for the best of everything and often found in the kitchen cooking up new healthy foods, Tamar loves to travel with her family and visits kosher restaurants wherever she goes. Although she loves the sights, she spends more time talking about the restaurants and food she ate! As a mom and a nutritionist, Tamar tries to balance her passion for healthy cooking with her insatiable desire for chocolate!Tamar is the mastermind behind Fresh Families, Jamie Geller’s healthy, family-friendly meal plan.

Comments

Sam

Jun 22, 2021 at 6:26 pm

I don’t think these measurements are correct, because 4 cups of flour with all of that liquid (including a CUP of shortening) makes for a soup, not a dough.

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