Title: How to Make Empanadas - Handle the Heat
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How to Make Empanadas
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How to Make Empanadas
What is an empanada?
Ingredients for empanada dough:
For the beef filling:
How to assemble empanadas:
How long do you bake empanadas?
How to flavor empanadas:
Can you make empanadas ahead of time?
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How to make
Beef Empanadas
Ingredients
For the empanada dough:
For the beef filling:
Directions
For the empanada dough:
For the beef filling:
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Content: 20 empanadas
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Inactive Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours
How to Make Empanadas with an easy homemade dough and customizable filling. These crowd-pleasers can be made ahead of time and are baked instead of fried! Ingredients
For the empanada dough: 1 cup water
1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter
2 teaspoons fine salt
Pinch paprika
2 3/4 cups (12.4 ounces) flour
For the beef filling: 3 tablespoons olive oil
1 small yellow onion, peeled and minced
1 small red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and finely diced
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 pound ground beef (85-90% lean)
Kosher salt, to taste
1 small russet potato, peeled, finely diced, and boiled
3 scallions (optional), trimmed and chopped
1/2 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese (optional)
Directions
For the empanada dough: Heat the water and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until butter has melted. Add in the salt, paprika, and flour.