How to Make Sweet Empanadas | Cooking with Magda

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil reduces saturated fat while maintaining moisture.

fruit filling

🥗Healthier: fruit puree

💰Cheaper: canned fruit

Fruit puree is lower in sugar and adds natural flavor.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Stevia reduces calories while providing sweetness.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories and adds a nutty flavor.

Pour sugar into a flat pan and mix with cinnamon; set aside.

Mix cornstarch with jam to prevent it from leaking out of the empanadas.

Mix shortening with flour by hand until combined.

Make a hole in the dough and pour in 12 ounces of beer; mix until absorbed.

Use a tortilla press to flatten dough into circles or use a rolling pin.

Place a heaping teaspoon of jam in the center of each circle.

Fold dough over filling and seal with fingers and a fork.

Coat empanadas in the sugar-cinnamon mixture.

Poke holes in the top of each empanada to prevent bursting during baking.

Preheat oven to 350°F and bake empanadas for 22 minutes until lightly golden.

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