Jam Empanadas Recipe

📝 Ingredients

• All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 1/2 cups
• Salt - a pinch
• Sugar - 1 1/2 tbs
• Ice Cold Butter - 100 gm / 1/2 cup
• Ice Cold Milk - 1/3 cup
• Mixed Fruit Jam - 1/2 cup
• Tutti Frutti - 2 tbs

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Procedure ---
2. 2In a bowl mix together flour, sugar and salt.
3. 3Cut the cold butter into cubes and add it to the flour mix.
4. 4With the tip of your fingers, gently mash the cubes into the flour.
5. 5The butter needs to be broken down to pea size.
6. 6Now add ice cold milk and bring the dough together.
7. 7Do not knead it. Just bring it together. It should be crumbly.
8. 8Now wrap it in cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes until the dough is firm enough to be handled.
9. 9Preheat oven to 190°C.
10. 10Roll it into a thin dis. You can do it placing the dough between cling films or parchment paper or you can dust the counter with flour and roll it.
11. 11Cut into circles using a cookie cutter.
12. 12Gather the remaining dough, crush them together and re roll.
13. 13Mix together the jam and tutti frutti and add 1/2 tsp in the centre of the circles.
14. 14Apply water along the edges, place another circle on top and press well so that both the circles glue well.
15. 15Use a fork to crimp the edges.
16. 16Arrange on a greased baking tray.
17. 17Brush milk on top of all the empanadas.
18. 18Bake in the preheated oven for 20 - 25 minutes or until the top is golden.
19. 19Cool on wire rack and pack in air tight jar.