Empanada Dough Recipe

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Empanada Dough
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Ingredients
4
Count
Nutrition
155
Calories
Total time
21
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup lard
  • 1 tsp table salt
  • 1/2 cup ice water

Directions:

  1. Mix the salt and flour in a large bowl. Rub the lard into the flour mixture with the tips of your fingers until it begins to resemble pea-sized pebbles. Next, add the ice water and mix until just combined. Press into a 6 inch disk and wrap in plastic. Chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
  2. When you are ready to prepare the empanadas, pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and cut the disk into 4 chunks. Flour your work surface and roll one out with a floured rolling pin until it is 1/8 of an inch thick. You should be able to cut 6 four-inch rounds out of each (freehand with a sharp paring knife if you don't have a pastry cutter).
  3. Place a small amount of cold filling in the middle of each round, brush the edges with a bit of egg wash, fold into a half-moon, and crimp as desired - some people fold the edges decoratively while others simply crimp with the tines of a fork.
  4. Place the prepared empanadas on a parchment-lined baking sheet and place into the preheated oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the crust is blistered and well-browned.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 155.45 Kcal (651 kJ)
Calories from fat 63.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.02g 11%
Cholesterol 6.66mg 2%
Sodium 240.26mg 10%
Potassium 50.1mg 1%
Total Carbs 19.59g 7%
Sugars 0.35g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.87g 3%
Protein 2.74g 5%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 18.9mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 351.74 Kcal (1473 kJ)
Calories from fat 142.86 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.87g 11%
Cholesterol 15.08mg 2%
Sodium 543.65mg 10%
Potassium 113.37mg 1%
Total Carbs 44.33g 7%
Sugars 0.8g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.96g 3%
Protein 6.19g 5%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Iron 0.8mg 2%
Calcium 42.8mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.5
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

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