- Aji de gallina, cooled (use leftovers)
- 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ egg
- 1 tablespoons sugar
- ¼ tablespoon salt
- 3 drops yellow food coloring (optional)
- ½ cup water
- 9 ounces shortening, cold and cut in small dices
- Flour to roll the dough
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- Powdered sugar
- In the food processor: Put flour, egg, sugar, salt, food coloring, water, and shortening in a food processor, and work pulsing on and off five or six times, until the dough comes together.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface, and knead a little with your hands. At this moment wrap the dough in plastic film, or a Ziploc bag, and put in the fridge for 1 hour, or up to 7 days.
- To make by hand: Place the flour in a large bowl, make a well in the center and add water, egg, sugar, salt, and yellow food coloring. With a fork, combine the ingredients in the center of the flour.
- Add shortening, and working with your fingertips, mix everything with the flour, until it forms a dough that no longer sticks to your fingers.
- Scrape onto a floured surface, knead lightly and divide in 15 portions, rolling each one into a ball. Cover with a kitchen towel.
- Take one dough ball, cover completely with flour, roll with a rolling pin, forming an oval shape, not too thin.
- Put ¼ cup of the cooled filling in the center of the dough. Fold in half to enclose the filling, press the edge and seal with the tines of a fork. Put on baking pans.
- Preheat the oven to 350F. In a small bowl, mix 1 egg with 1 tablespoon water. Using a pastry brush, brush the empanadas with the egg wash.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. Put in wire racks to cool, and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Peru Delights
Wow. I can’t believe you make your own dough! I love empanadas, or as Dominicans call them, pastelitos, but I usually but the frozen dough. Very adventurous of you!
these look delicious! I can just substitute for soy chicken and they’ll still come out just as delicious. Thank you!
These empanadas look so beautiful and plump.
Beautiful pictures! I just ate lunch, but am hungry all over again! Love it. Thanks for sharing…
Nom nom nom!!! Sharing!
Se ven increíbles! Qué hambre me ha dado!
Love, love, love empanadas! Great recipe — thank you!!!
Oh yum! I’m so hungry now.
To fry or to bake, that is the question. You don’t see many people present both options side by side. Thanks for the mouth-watering choices and for averting an international incident!
Lol. You’re welcome.
PINNED!!!!
If I froze them , should I do baked or raw?
Thank you !