If you want to become an expert in knowing how to make homemade baked empanadas, making the empanada dough easily and everything, don’t miss this step by step that we show you to make some great stuffed baked empanadas, in this case with a little cheese Actually you can prepare the filling that you like the most and also, they are much lower in calories than those that are fried. Enjoy them!
Ingredients to make Baked Empanadas:
- 1 kilogram of flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup of lard or butter
- 5 tablespoons of oil
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon Royal-type chemical yeast
- 2 cups of water or milk
How to make Baked Empanadas:
Mix the flour with the butter, the sugar and the salt with your hands, like gently rubbing the butter with the rest of the ingredients to create a sandy dough, and once it has that shape, add the oil, the yeast and the water or the milk
Trick: It is better to cut the lard or butter into small pieces to sand the empanada dough easily.
Mix well and form a compact empanada dough.
Tip: If it is very liquid, you can add a little more flour but sprinkle it.
Then form small balls and let them rest for about 15 minutes. Flatten the balls with a rolling pin, for example, or with your hands to form easy homemade empanadas, leaving a thickness of 1 centimeter. Then place the cheese in the central part (or the filling that you want), and fold carefully, closing them by hand in your own way. Paint them on top with a little beaten egg if you want so that they are even more golden, but this step is not essential.
Trick: To make the edges stick, you can paint them with a little beaten egg and crush them with the tips of a fork.
Put the dumplings in the oven for 20 minutes (approximate time) on a tray lined with parchment paper. The time the empanadas will be in the oven depends on the power of your appliance because each one is different, so check them often until you see that they are well browned.
Trick: The temperature of the oven to make the empanadas has to be around 150 ºC (it must be hot). If you put your hand inside when you open the oven, count to five and can’t stand the heat, it’s too hot.
Serve these delicious baked empanadas, they are exquisite. Accompany them, for example, with some homemade cod pancakes or some potato and ham croquettes and enjoy some magnificent starters or appetizers for your menu.
