Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, turnover dough from scratch "empanada dough". It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
A quick video on how to make Empanada dough from scratch. I also show you how to make the filling for a beef empanada. You can find premade empanada dough, similar to premade pie crust, at some chain grocery stores and at stores that specialize in Latin foods.
Turnover dough from scratch "Empanada dough" is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Turnover dough from scratch "Empanada dough" is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook turnover dough from scratch "empanada dough" using 8 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Turnover dough from scratch "Empanada dough":
- Get 6 cups all purpose flour (set aside 1/2 cup for flouring the surface)
- Get 2 sticks butter (room temperature)
- Prepare 1 egg
- Get 1 cup milk
- Make ready 1 teaspoon salt
- Get Cooking spray oil (necessary amount, optional)
- Get Egg yolk (necessary amount, optional)
- Get Oil (necessary amount, optional)
Preparation Sift flour with salt into a large bowl and blend in butter with your fingertips or. Empanada dough, the thought alone might feel like a daunting task. That is just what we are doing with this recipe for empanadas dough. An empanada is a baked or fried turnover consisting of a filling that is covered with pastry that is common in Latin America and the Filipinos.
Instructions to make Turnover dough from scratch "Empanada dough":
- Ingredients:
- On a clean surface form a crown with 5 1/2 cups of flour
- In the center of it place the diced butter, the egg, salt
- And milk
- Mix well the center ingredients
- Then incorporate from inside out the flour from the center outwards little by little until integrated
- Forming a smooth and manageable dough
- In an oiled container place the dough, cover it and let it rest for 30 minutes before kneading it
- Sprinkle the table with a bit of the reserved flour, divide the bun into four parts
- With the help of a rolling pin, stretch the dough until the right thickness is obtained - Do the same with the three remaining buns
- With a glass container of approximately 5 1/2 inches diameter (regular size) or 3 1/2 inches (finger food size), mark the dough making pressure
- With the help of a pizza cutter, cut the outline of the pastry dough - The amount of pastry dough will depend on the thickness you want when you stretch the dough.
- I recommend if you want to keep them in the freezer use plastic separators in between
- The dough can be used to make fried or baked goods with any type of filling inside it
- To fry: - - In a pan, place oil, heat to medium/high temperature - Place the empanadas inside the oil, fry them for 5 minutes on each side or until they are golden brown to your liking - Tip The amount of oil you use should cover the empanadas - Place it on a paper towel to remove excess oil
- To oven: - - Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit - Spray a baking tray with cooking spray, arrange the empanadas without touching next to each other - You can paint the empanada with egg yolk (optional) - Cook it for approximately 20 minutes or until the dough is golden brown to taste
The empanada dough is simple to make, using ingredients you probably have in your fridge and pantry, like eggs and flour. Once you put this dough Remove the excess dough from around the cut out circles. Don't move the circles themselves, as they may lose that perfect shape and make it harder. While making the empanada dough is very easy, you still need a bit of practice to acquire the technique of folding them. After sealing the empanada, you can give it whatever look you like, based on the traditional decorations or not.
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