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Masa Para Empanadas (Empanada Dough)

Rated as 4 out of 5 Stars
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"This basic dough recipe for empanadas, sweet or savory, is easily prepared, but you do need to knead it for several minutes to get the right texture."
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Ingredients

20 m servings 260
Original recipe yields 30 servings (30 empanada disks)

Directions

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  1. Sift flour onto a flat work surface. Make a well in the center. Add sugar and salt. Gradually mix in shortening and water with a fork until dough comes together. Knead until smooth, about 10 minutes.
  2. Divide dough into 30 pieces. Roll each piece out into a thin, 6-inch round.
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Footnotes

  • Cook's Note:
  • If you are making savory empanadas, use only 1 tablespoon sugar and increase salt to 1 tablespoon.

Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 260 calories; 15.7 26.3 3.4 0 78 Full nutrition

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I don't know if I did it right but mines came out kind of like a pie crust. When I ate an empanada before, I don't remember it tasting like a pie crust (sorry in advance, some humans can be vici...

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Super easy and quick. Great dough for any meat pie.

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