Baking With Me: How I Make Easy and Delicious Empanadas

ground meat

🥗Healthier: lean ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Turkey is lower in fat, while beef is often more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine can be cheaper.

Mix 5 pounds of flour with room temperature lard until combined.

Gradually add 18 ounces of beer to the flour and lard mixture, mixing until well combined.

Grab a small ball of dough and roll it into a circle, adjusting size as desired.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Continue making small balls of dough until all the dough is used up.

Grease the baking pan with a little lard.

Roll out each ball of dough into a tortilla shape.

Add a small amount of strawberry jelly to the center of each rolled dough, being careful not to overfill.

Fold the dough over the jelly to form a taco shape and seal the edges.

Place the empanadas in the oven on the bottom rack.

Bake for about 18 minutes, then switch to the top rack for even cooking.

Remove from the oven when golden and some jelly is oozing out.

Dip the warm empanadas in a mixture of 1 cup sugar and 1/3 cup cinnamon.

Cooking Techniques

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