Empanadas criollas
Instructions
You can use fine fresh puff pastry can be found in any supermarket or, if you prefer, you can prepare it yourself.
In this case mix, with the help of any appliance suitable for this use, all ingredients until you get a compact ball that you will put in the fridge for half an hour.
Meanwhile prepare the filling by simmer the oil, water and onion until all the water is evaporated.
At this point, stirring constantly, add the meat that you find and then the raisins, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper.
Let cool.
Turn oven to 200 degrees and with a rolling pin roll out the dough on a floured surface to form a circle of 3 mm.
thick.
With a diameter of 12 cm.
cut 6 circles and place in the center of each one tablespoon of meat filling, leaving free, all around, a border of dough about 1.
5 cm.
Put the stuffing 1 piece and 2 pieces of olive.
Wet with a little water the edges of the dough and add them to form a Crescent.
Mash well with a fork the edges so they are perfectly sealed.
Place the empanadas on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes in 10 \ central compartment of the oven.
Ingredients and dosing for 4 persons
- For the dough:
- 1 roll of fresh puff pastry
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 3 tablespoons of diced butter
- 3 tablespoons of water
- For the filling:
- 1/2 finely chopped onion
- 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil
- 2 tablespoons of water
- 1 tablespoon of 10 min raisins. in hot water
- 1 teaspoon of paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon of cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 3 black olives, pitted and chopped
- 1 hard-boiled egg cut into 6 in length