Simple Empanada Dough for Baking Recipe

If making empanada dough from scratch intimidates you, don't let it! Homemade empanada dough requires only a handful of ingredients, flour, salt, egg, cold water and butter, and it comes together in under ten minutes! I love using my food processor for my homemade dough because it is quicker and easier than making it using

📝 Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 stick of butter (chilled and cut into small pieces)
• 2 eggs (Divided, one egg to seal the empnadas)
• 1/4 cup ice cold water

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Mix the flour and salt in the processor.
2. 2Add butter, egg and cold water to the flour mixture. Pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. 3Shape the dough into a ball and wrap dough with plastic. Place in the fridge for about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
4. 4Roll the dough on a lightly floured work surface into a thin sheet and cut out discs using a large biscuit cutter.
5. 5Brush the edges of the empanada discs with the beaten egg to help better seal them.
6. 6Fold the empanada discs and seal the edges with a fork or your fingers. Brush the top of the empanadas with the rest of the beaten egg. Chill the empanadas for about 20 minutes.
7. 7Pre-heat the oven to 400 F and bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden.