Description
This easy cheese empanadas recipe (also known as turnovers) are savory hand pies filled with melty cheese, you are going to love
Ingredients
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For the empanadas dough :
- 300 g flour
- 200 g butter diced
- 1 small egg roughly beaten
- 5 cl milk
- 2 tsp white vinegar
For the filling:
- 120 g feta
- 120 g ricotta
- 1 tsp milk
- 2 tsp finely grated parmesan
- 1/2 tsp dried mint crumbled between your fingers
- 1 small egg
- 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
Egg wash:
- 1 small egg
- 1 tsp milk
Instructions
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For the filling, we will use three cheeses : feta cheese, ricotta cheese, and parmesan cheese.
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Crush the feta with a fork in a salad bowl and knead to form a smooth dough.
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Incorporate the ricotta, parmesan, milk and mint. Add 1 egg and the paprika, and mix well.
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Shaping and baking the cheese turnovers
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Preheat the oven to th. 6/180°C and cover 2 baking sheets with baking paper.
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Whisk 1 egg with the milk in a bowl.
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Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface into a layer 3 mm thick.
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Cut out circles 10 cm in diameter using a cookie cutter or a glass, apply icing to the edges using a pastry brush.
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Pour 1 generous teaspoon of filling into the center of each circle, spreading it slightly into an oval (the amount of filling should be enough to make the half-moons generous, but without risking them exploding during cooking).
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Fold the dough rounds by grasping them between your thumb and forefinger to cover the filling.
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Pull on both ends to lengthen and taper the half-moons a little. Press the edges firmly to close them, then hem them by slightly raising the bottom edge to contain the filling.
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Arrange the half-moons on the baking sheets and brush them with the remaining icing.
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Bake one sheet at a time for about 20 minutes. Let cool slightly so that the half-moons are warm but not hot.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 18 min
- Category: Appetisers
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 empanadas
- Calories: 390 kcal