Chicken Empanada with Homemade Dough

Filling

• 1 large white onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 large tomato
• 400g chicken tenderloins
• 6 tablespoons homemade tomato sauce with olives
• Pink salt
• Black pepper
• Extra virgin olive oil

Dough

• 390g strong white flour
• 1 teaspoon pink salt
• 170g light butter
• 50ml plant-based milk
• 1 egg yolk

Method

1. 1Gently cook the onion and garlic until soft and fragrant.
2. 2Add the chopped tomato, and once it has cooked down nicely, add the chicken.
3. 3Season with salt and pepper.
4. 4In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the dough.
5. 5Knead well until the dough comes together smoothly.
6. 6Shape into a ball and divide into 2 portions.
7. 7Roll out one portion with a rolling pin and line the base of your baking dish.
8. 8Add the filling and top with the second rolled-out portion of dough.
9. 9Seal the edges well and cut a small hole in the center so the steam can escape.
10. 10Decorate with any extra dough trimmings and brush the surface with the egg yolk.
11. 11Bake at 195ºC for about 35-40 min.
12. 12Now we can tuck into this CHICKEN EMPANADA WITH HOMEMADE DOUGH

Extras

1. 1For the meat, you can use minced chicken, beef, pork, or even turkey.
2. 2Cooked a day ahead, it's even more flavorful.
3. 3You can find the tomato sauce with olives recipe already published here on the blog.