Ham & Cheese Empanadas Recipe
My picky eater loves these, I usually serve this with a salad or vegetable & fruit. I actually get thanked for making these, it's a winner every time. The prep time includes 1 hour chilling dough.
Ingredients
Emanada Dough
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup cold butter or 3/4 cup margarine
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cold water
Filling
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 cup chopped ham (either leftover ham or deli luncheon meat)
- 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
Instructions
- For the dough: Combine flour & butter in a large bowl.
- Using a pastry blender or a fork, mix until the butter is evenly distributed among the flour.
- Dissolve the salt & sugar in the water & stir into the flour mix.
- On a lightly floured surface, lightly knead dough until it forms a ball, adding more water or flour if needed.
- Cover the bowl with lid or plastic wrap & refrigerate 1 hour.
- Roll dough out on a floured surface about 1/8 inch thick.
- With a circle cookie cutter, cut out a 4-inch circle.
- Continue until you have used all of the dough.
- For filling: Put parsley, ham, breadcrumbs, cheese, sour cream, egg & pepper into a large bowl.
- Mix well.
- Put dough circles on a greased pan.
- Put 2 Tbsp. of filling in center of each circle.
- Fold dough circles in half, press & seal with a fork.
- For egg wash: beat egg & add about 1 Tbsp water.
- Brush egg wash on top of each empanada.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
Add Your Own Notes
Nutrition
Serving: 149gCalories: 780.4kcalCarbohydrates: 55.3gProtein: 26.1gFat: 50.5gSaturated Fat: 30.2gCholesterol: 235.5mgSodium: 1396.5mgFiber: 2.3gSugar: 2.2g
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