Thursday, April 30, 2009

Beef Empanadas Recipe

Filling for Beef Empanadas Recipe

* 4 onions chopped
* 1/2 cup oil
* 1 tbsp paprika
* 1 lb ground beef
* salt, oregano, pepper
* 1 bouillon cube
* 3 eggs


Directions:
Fry onion in hot oil until cooked, lower the heat and add paprika and ground beef, when cooked add the rest of the spices, and the bouillon dissolved in 1/2 cup of water.Let it simmer for 5 to 10 minutes on low heat. When cool use to stuff the empanadas.

Ingredients for the Dough:

* 5 cups flour
* 2 tsp baking powder
* 1 tsp salt
* 1/4 lb lard
* 1 cup milk




Dough preparation:

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together, add melted lard and hot milk, mix little, mixing well, but not kneading. Let stand for 20 minutes and then roll it.

Cut in circles approximately 6" diameter, and put in each of them one tbsp stuffing, one olive, 2 or 3 raisins, one slice of hard boiled egg, moisten the edges and fold shaping them as triangles or rectangles, brush with egg white or milk, puncture in 2 or 3 spots.Place on a baking sheet and bake for 40 minutes at 375 F.

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