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Baked Empanadas

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Today we're making baked empanadas with homemade dough and a low-fat chicken and cheese filling that you can easily tweak to your liking. We're going to enjoy kneading, shaping the discs, and pinching the edges shut: a simple recipe to share and bring straight to the table fresh from the oven, with that irresistible golden finish.

Prep: 35 minCook: 25 minServes: 4

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you need

  • 250g plain flour
  • 37g light butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 120g warm water
  • 1 beaten egg for brushing

Filling

  • Low-fat cheese
  • Chicken
  • Sweetcorn
  • Onion

Step by step

Method

  1. 1Make a well in the flour on your work surface.
  2. 2Stir the salt into the water until completely dissolved.
  3. 3Melt the butter and pour it into the centre of the flour well.
  4. 4Pour in the salted water as well.
  5. 5Start kneading until you get a smooth, supple ball of dough.
  6. 6Shape into a log and cut into equal portions.
  7. 7Roll each portion into a ball and flatten into a round disc (you can use a rolling pin and cut out rounds with a bowl so they all turn out the same size).
  8. 8Once you have shaped all your dough discs, prepare the filling to your taste.
  9. 9Fill each disc, pinch the edges to seal, place on a baking tray, brush with beaten egg, and bake at 180ºC until nicely golden.
  10. 10And that's it! Our BAKED EMPANADAS are ready to enjoy.

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