Apple Empanadas
Here, I'll be teaching you an easy recipe for a classic dessert: Apple Empanadas. These empanadas are such a delicious addition to any holiday meal; they also pair perfectly with some whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Make these for your family -- they're sure to be a hit!
Ingredients
- 3 cups Unbleached Flour
- 2 sticks Salted Butter
- 1 Pinch Salt
- 1 cup Evaporated Milk
- ½ cup Pure Cane Sugar About 2 tbsp
- ¼ cup Brown Sugar
- 3 Honey Crisp Apples Peeled and sliced
- 3 Granny Smith Apples Peeled and sliced
- 1 rounded tbsp Unbleached Flour
- 1 tsp Apple Pie Spice
- 1 Lemon Zest
- ½ Lemon's Juice
Instructions
- Peel and slice apples and put into a medium to large saucepan.
- Add cane sugar and brown sugar, along with apple pie spice, lemon zest and lemon juice.
- Cook covered on medium heat for about 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, remove the lid and add flour a little at a time, stirring constantly.
- The mixture will thicken, continue to cook for 2 minutes.
- Place apple mixture on a baking sheet to cool while you prepare the dough.
- In a large bowl, add flour, salt, sugar and mix.
- Now add sticks of butter in small tablespoon cubes.
- Mix until the butter is completely incorporated and feels like sand.
- Pour the milk in a little at a time until completely incorporated.
- Knead the dough until it is very smooth.
- Cut the dough in half, wrap each part in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for a half hour.
- At this point turn the oven on to preheat to 350 degrees.
- Pull the dough one half of the dough out of the refrigerator at a time.
- Cut dough into six pieces and make into balls.
- Roll each ball out to about 4 inches in diameter.
- Place 2 tablespoons of apple mixture in the middle of the dough, and fold over.
- Press the edges so that the empanada is sealed.
- Once they have all been assembled, put onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, brush with an egg wash and cut 3 slits at the top of the empanada.
- Bake at 350 for 20 - 30 minutes.
- Start checking them after 20 minutes.
- They should be golden brown on top.
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