Easy Empanadas for an Quick Meal

Would you look at this?  Kids are back in school and I have a little bit of time to update the blog!  I actually recorded this baking tutorial while all 8 of them were home, and they were shockingly quiet – or outside in the pool the whole time.

Empanadas were introduced to our family last year through our au pair Tatiane who was from Brazil and since their introduction, I have, of course, put my own healthy spin on this quick and easy meal.

 

Recipe

Preheat oven to 425

2 cups of almond milk – bring to a simmer (NOT BOILING!), take off stove.

Add 1/1/2 cups of lard (or bacon grease) and 2 TB Butter.  Let melt and cool.

Add 5 tea of yeast.  Stir.  Add 5 cups of flour and 1-2 tea salt (depending on how salty you like your food).  Stir until incorporated.  Kneed this mixture for about 5 minutes and let rest and rise for at least an hour.

Make filling – Check Pinterest for recipes or the fridge for leftovers.

Roll out small pieces of dough into a disk shape.  Fill with whatever filling you’ve made. Fold over, crimp edges if you want to, put on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.  Enjoy!

Easy Empanadas

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Almond Milk
  • 1 1/2 cups Lard or bacon grease
  • 2 Tbsp Butter
  • 5 tsp Yeast
  • 5 cups Flour
  • 1-2 tsp Salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425
  2. 2 cups of almond milk - bring to a simmer (NOT BOILING!), take off stove.
  3. Add 1/1/2 cups of lard (or bacon grease) and 2 TB Butter.  Let melt and cool.
  4. Add 5 tea of yeast.  Stir.  Add 5 cups of flour and 1-2 tea salt (depending on how salty you like your food).  Stir until incorporated.  Kneed this mixture for about 5 minutes and let rest and rise for at least an hour.
  5. Make filling - Check Pinterest for recipes or the fridge for leftovers.
  6. Roll out small pieces of dough into a disk shape.  Fill with whatever filling you've made. Fold over, crimp edges if you want to, put on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.  Enjoy!

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Add 1/2 cup honey to tepid water.  Stir with a fork.  Add 1 and 1/2 TB yeast. Stir. Let proof for ten minutes.

Add 1 1/2 tea salt, 1/4 cup melted and then cooled coconut oil. Mix. Slowly add 6 cups of bread flour and 1/2 cup wheat bran or flax seed. Mix well. Let rest in a well oiled bowl for about an hour.

Roll out on a floured surface. Spread melted butter over the surface.  Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top of butter.  Roll up the dough and cut into 1-2 inch pieces (depending on how big you like your rolls). Place in buttered 9×13 pans with towels covering. Let rise until doubled in size. Cook at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes. let cool and then ice.

Icing.

1-2 TB melted butter.

Add 4-5 cups powdered sugar

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1-2 tea coffee

few TB almond milk

whisk all ingredients to a pourable consistency.

 

 

Enjoy!

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