Empanadas Recipe

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Empanadas
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Ingredients
20
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Nutrition
4293
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Dough:
  2. In a large bowl, combine the flour with the lard, butter, and salt. Mix lightly with your fingertips until the dough forms grapesized pieces. You should still be able to see streaks of fat. Stir in the water. Lightly knead, handling the dough as little as possible, until the dough forms a ball. Add a little more water if needed. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, then remove and let it return to room temperature, about 1 hour, before rolling. The dough can be frozen for as long as a week. Pinch off about half the dough. Roll out, on a floured surface, to a thickness of 1/8inch. Cut out 3inch circles. Then, gather the scraps, add to the rest of the dough, and roll out another batch of circles. Repeat, with the rest of the scraps. This should be enough dough for about 24 empanadas.
  3. Filling:
  4. In a large heavy skillet, over a medium high heat, saute the ground beef until the meat is browned, about 6 to 8 minutes. Drain off the excess fat. Add the onion and saute 2 minutes. Then add the garlic, almonds, and raisins, and saute 1 minute. Place the tomatoes, chilies, lime juice, salt, and pepper in a blender and puree until smooth. Add the puree, cumin, cloves, cinnamon and salt and pepper to the skillet and cook for about 5 minutes to get rid of any excess liquid. Cool. Place a spoonful of filling in the center of each circle of pastry. Fold over the pastry and seal the edges. Let the empanadas rest in the refrigerator 1/2 hour or freeze immediately. (Bake the frozen empanadas without defrosting.) Empanadas may be glazed (1 egg and 2 tablespoons milk, well beaten) and baked until golden in a 400 degree oven, for about 15 minutes. Or they may be deepfried in oil at 375 degrees until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes a side. (If you deepfry them, make sure the edges are well sealed so the filling won't leak.)
  5. Yield: about 24 empanadas
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4293.37 Kcal (17975 kJ)
Calories from fat 2177.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 241.95g 372%
Cholesterol 454.87mg 152%
Sodium 11687.24mg 487%
Potassium 4359.65mg 93%
Total Carbs 384.07g 128%
Sugars 21.8g 87%
Dietary Fiber 49.99g 200%
Protein 152.17g 304%
Vitamin C 81.9mg 137%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 12%
Iron 32.8mg 182%
Calcium 1196mg 120%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 224.29 Kcal (939 kJ)
Calories from fat 113.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.64g 372%
Cholesterol 23.76mg 152%
Sodium 610.54mg 487%
Potassium 227.75mg 93%
Total Carbs 20.06g 128%
Sugars 1.14g 87%
Dietary Fiber 2.61g 200%
Protein 7.95g 304%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 137%
Iron 1.7mg 182%
Calcium 62.5mg 120%

* 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

  • 105.2
    Points
  • 114
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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