The crust on these empanadas is magic👌! The love and care that goes into homemade just tastes better, am I right?! Proceed with caution you'll never be able to eat frozen conventional meat pies again.
You can take this pastry recipe and use it to fill with any of your most favourite ingredients --you can make calzones, ravioli, pirogies, pelmini etc. The options are endless! Oh, even deserts, think mini fruit pies!
This empanada recipe makes around 12 to 16 shells!
What you'll need:
Pastry
2 tbsp sourdough discard (optional)
1/4 cup water ice cold
1 egg large
2 1/2 cups of all-purpose organic flour
1 teaspoon salt
226 grams unsalted butter cold and cut into 1/4 inch cubes
1 egg beaten for egg wash
Filling
1 large russet potato, peeled, diced into 1/4 inch cubes
2 tbsp avocado oil
1 lb ground beef
1/2 medium onion, grated
1 small carrot, grated
1 rib of celery, finely minced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 cup peas
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 cup beef broth
1/2 cup peas
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
How To:
Prepare the pastry dough by mixing flour, baking powder, salt, butter, 1 egg, discard, and ice water in a mixer until it resembles crumbs. Shape into a ball, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. If you have more time and would like it to ferment you can let it sit for several hours. Using the sourdough discard flavours the dough beautifully whether you let it ferment or mix and bake right away. Boil cubed potatoes until tender.
In a skillet, cook ground beef with onions, celery, and carrots, in olive oil until beef is browned. Add cooked potatoes, garlic, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, beef broth, and peas. Simmer until well combined, season with salt and pepper.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Divide chilled dough into 16 parts, rolling each thin. I like to use my tortilla press to flatten the dough and speed up the rolling time. Add ⅓ cup filling on one side, dampen the edge, fold in half, and press edges with a fork OR use a mold like me and it does all the work for you! Brush with egg wash. Bake on a parchment-lined sheet for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
Enjoy! xo
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