Empanada Pastry Dough Recipe

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Empanada Pastry Dough
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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
172
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. To Prep:
  2. Combine flour, lard/butter/shortening, chilled butter, and salt.
  3. Mix lightly with your fingers until it starts forming small, pea-sized pieces.
  4. Stir in the ice water, a little at a time, until it forms a dough. (A fork works well for this)
  5. Knead lightly until the dough comes together in a ball.
  6. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 - 12 hours.
  7. To Assemble Empanadas:
  8. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface until it's about 1/8 inch thick.
  9. Cut out 12 rounds about 3 or 4 inches in diameter.
  10. Place about 2 tbsp filling in one half of each round, leaving about 1/2 inch of space at the edge.
  11. Dampen the edges with some water or the beaten egg, fold over to make a half moon, and seal the edges with your fingers or a fork.
  12. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  13. Baking:
  14. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  15. Arrange empanadas on a baking sheet and brush the tops with the beaten egg for a glaze.
  16. If you're making savory empanadas, sprinkle tops with black pepper. For sweet fillings, sprinkling the tops with sugar works well.
  17. Cut two slits in the tops so steam can escape.
  18. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden-brown.
  19. Serve while hot or cool on a wire rack and serve room temperature.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 171.93 Kcal (720 kJ)
Calories from fat 95.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.63g 16%
Cholesterol 40.45mg 13%
Sodium 107.85mg 4%
Potassium 43.17mg 1%
Total Carbs 16.2g 5%
Sugars 0.2g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.69g 3%
Protein 2.81g 6%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 16.5mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 393.75 Kcal (1649 kJ)
Calories from fat 219.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.33g 16%
Cholesterol 92.63mg 13%
Sodium 247mg 4%
Potassium 98.86mg 1%
Total Carbs 37.09g 5%
Sugars 0.45g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.58g 3%
Protein 6.45g 6%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 4%
Iron 0.8mg 2%
Calcium 37.7mg 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

  • 4.2
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

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