Empanadas

What you need

Ingredients

Measured for 8 servings.

• 500 gAll purpose flour
• 200 gButter
• 120 mlWater
• 5 gSalt
• 500 gGround Beef
• 240 gOnion
• 220 gEgg
• 100 gGreen Olives
• 2 gCumin
• 2 gPaprika
• 2 gSalt
• 2 gPepper

Make it

Method

1. 01

   Rub 200 g cold butter into 500 g all-purpose flour with the first measured 5 g salt until crumbly. Add 120 ml cold water gradually, gather into a dough and cover while making the filling; add no unlisted flour or fat.

2. 02

   Hard-boil the measured 220 g eggs until whites and yolks are firm, cool, peel and chop. In a nonstick pan soften 240 g chopped onion, then add 500 g ground beef and cook until it reaches 71°C. Stir in 2 g cumin, 2 g paprika, the second 2 g salt and 2 g pepper; cool the filling before mixing in 100 g chopped green olives and the eggs.

3. 03

   Heat the oven to 200°C. Roll the dough thinly, cut circles, add a spoonful of cool filling to each, fold into half-moons and firmly crimp the edges with a fork. Arrange with space between them on a lined tray.

4. 04

   Bake for about 20–25 minutes until the pastry is golden and its centre is hot. Divide the batch into eight equal servings and cool any leftovers promptly before refrigeration.