How to Make Empanadas | Delicious & Easy Empanadas Recipe

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.

Chop up potatoes, carrots, celery, and onion for the filling.

Brown ground beef with the chopped veggies and garlic.

Add spices: chili powder, cinnamon, and pepper, along with tomato paste to the filling while it cooks.

Use a food processor to combine flour, salt, and water for the dough.

Add egg and more water to the dough mixture and blend it all together.

Roll out the dough and use a bowl or cookie cutter (about 6 inches) to make circles.

Place some filling in the center of each dough circle.

Carefully fold and seal the edges of the empanadas, using a fork or a fancy fold technique.

Brush the empanadas with egg wash.

Bake the empanadas until they are golden brown.

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