Title: Homemade beef empanadas - Laylita's Recipes
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Content: 2 hours
Servings: 15 medium size empanadas
Ingredients
Homemade empanada dough (or use 15 store bought empanada discs): 3 cups all-purpose flour
¼ to ½ teaspoon of salt
6 ounces 170 grams of unsalted butter (1 ½ sticks)
1 egg
¼ to ½ cup of water adjust as needed
Beef empanada filling: 4 tablespoons of butter or oil
1 white onion diced
2-3 garlic cloves crushed
1 tablespoon of dry oregano
2-3 teaspoons of ground cumin
2 teaspoons of annatto or achiote powder
1 lb ground beef
Salt and pepper to taste
1 egg whisked – to be used as egg wash
To serve: Quick chimichurri sauce
Instructions
Homemade empanada dough preparation: Use a food processor to mix the flour and salt. Add the butter, cut in small chunks, and pulse until mixed. Add the egg and the water (in small increments) and continue pulsing until a clumpy dough forms. To make the empanada dough by hand, follow the same process, but use your hands to mix the ingredients together. Split the dough into 2 large balls;