Description
Flaky, golden empanada dough brings Latin American culinary magic straight to kitchen counters. Crisp pastry edges and tender center promise delicious possibilities for savory or sweet fillings you’ll eagerly fold and bake with passion.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 14 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, or lard
Liquid Ingredients:
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup warm water, or milk
- 2 tablespoons water
Seasoning and Binding Ingredients:
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, at room temperature and whisked
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Dice cold butter into small cubes and integrate it into flour using a pastry cutter or fingertips. Work the mixture until butter forms pea-sized crumbles throughout, ensuring optimal flakiness. Briefly chill butter in freezer if kitchen temperature is warm.
- Sprinkle salt over the butter-flour mixture, then introduce warm water and egg. Gently combine ingredients until a cohesive dough emerges. Adjust moisture by adding water incrementally if the mixture appears too dry or crumbly.
- Transfer dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for approximately 5 minutes. Develop a smooth, elastic consistency, incorporating additional flour if the dough remains excessively sticky.
- Divide the dough into 22-25 uniform portions, shaping each into a round ball. Using a rolling pin or tortilla press, flatten each ball into a 5-6 inch circular shape on a flour-dusted surface. Utilize parchment paper underneath to facilitate easier handling and prevent sticking.
Notes
- Ensure butter is ice-cold for maximum flakiness, which creates those delightful layers in your empanada dough.
- Work the butter quickly and minimally to prevent warming, maintaining small butter pockets that create a tender, crisp texture.
- Adjust water or flour gradually to achieve a smooth, elastic dough that’s not too sticky or dry, which ensures perfect rolling and folding.
- Use parchment paper or a lightly floured surface to prevent sticking and make rolling and transferring dough easier.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Appetizer
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: Latin American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg