These ham, cheese and corn or sweet corn empanadas are ideal as an appetizer or entree to serve at any event since they take very little time to make and on top of that they are not fried, but rather baked, so they are much healthier and less caloric than the others. If you want to learn how to make corn, ham and cheese empanadas, keep reading this step by step. Go ahead and try them!
Ingredients to make Ham, Cheese and Corn Empanadas:
• 2 sheets of puff pastry
• 4 slices of York Ham (sweet)
• 4 slices of cheese
• 1 can of corn or sweet corn
• 1 egg
How to make Ham, Cheese and Corn Empanadas:
Gather the ingredients to make these Ham, Cheese and Corn Empanadillas first. If you love corn, be sure to try these delicious humita empanadas so typical of Argentina and Paraguay.
Cut the slices of ham and cheese into squares or rectangles. If you want or do not like sweet corn, you can also try this recipe for ham and cheese empanadillas only.
Tip: You can use Serrano ham instead of York if you prefer.
Using a pastry cutter or just a glass, cut circles out of the puff pastry. In the center place one or two pieces of ham and cheese and 1 tablespoon of well-drained corn. It is important that you do not fill the corn, ham and cheese empanadas completely so that the filling does not come out. If you want to make puff pastry easily at home, here are the recipes.
Close the cheese, ham and corn empanadas moistening the edges slightly with water. Brush them with the beaten egg on top and bake at 200°C for 15-20 minutes.
After the previous step, the ham, cheese and corn empanadas will be ready! You can serve them freshly made hot or cold because they are equally delicious.
