pucacapas

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive and works well for cooking.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans are a budget-friendly protein alternative.

bell peppers

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: carrots

Carrots are often less expensive and provide sweetness.

Prepare the dough by mixing 4 egg yolks with 4 tablespoons of sugar and 0.5 teaspoons of salt until creamy.

In a separate bowl, sift 600 grams of flour and create a well in the center.

Add the creamy mixture to the well along with 100 grams of room temperature butter and 1.5 teaspoons of Royal baking powder.

Gradually mix in 200 ml of milk by hand to form a dough.

Knead the dough on a surface until smooth and then divide into balls of approximately 35 grams each.

Cover the dough balls with a cloth and let them rest.

Grate 300 grams of San Javier cheese and 200 grams of fresh cheese, mixing them together.

Chop 1 onion and locoto into small pieces, then sauté them in a bit of oil with salt and add the quirquiña or oregano if needed.

Combine the sautéed mixture with the cheese, adjusting salt to taste.

Roll out the dough balls into round shapes, not too thin, and fill them with the cheese mixture.

Seal the empanadas by removing air and crimping the edges.

Place the empanadas on a greased baking sheet, brushing the spicy ones with ají Colorado and the non-spicy ones with milk.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.

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