EMPANADA

Ingredients:

1 small onion
2 cloves garlic chopped
1 tbsp oil
1/4 cup diced small carrots
1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup diced small potato
1/4-cup raisins
1/3 cup frozen peas
3 tbsp sugar
Salt and pepper
1 tsp paprika
Oil for frying
1 egg white
wonton wrap


Directions:

1. Sauté beef until starts to brown.
2. Add onion, garlic, and carrots. Potato and salt, pepper, paprika and sugar
3. Sauté until the potatoes have softened about 10-15 minutes.
4. Add raisins and peas until liquid evaporated


5. spoon 1 tbsp of the filling into the center of each dough.lighly brush the edges of the dough with eggwhite


6. fold the dough in half and crimp the folded edges with the tines of a fork.

7. Deep fry until golden brown


Crust



3 cups flour
4 tbsp sugar
6 tbsp water, cold
1 piece raw egg
1 cup butter, cold
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Make the Dough

1. In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients starting from the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt then mix well.


2. Cut the butter into small thin pieces place in the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients.(the butter should be cold and solid before doing this)

3. Add water gradually and mix all the ingredients thoroughly until a dough is formed. You may use a pastry blender to easen the process.

4. Divide the dough into individual pieces by grabbing a piece from the whole mixture and rolling it in your hand until a spherical shape is formed. Do this until all the dough is consumed. Set aside in a cool place for at least 20 minutes

5. Flatten the spherical dough py pressing it with your palm against a flat surface. Use a rolling pin to flatten it fully while creating a round shape.

6. Place some filling at the middle of the flattened dough. Fold the dough so that opposite ends meet (you should have formed a half moon shaped dough)then press the edges and seal. (refer to the video for the technique).

7.  After all the fillings are consumed, crack the egg and separate the white from the yolk. Beat the egg white lightly and mix a little water.Glaze the crust by brushing the egg wash.

8. Put a wax paper on top of a baking tray or grease the baking tray then arranged the sealed doughs.

9. Pre-heat oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes. Bake the sealed doughs for 25 minutes at the same temperature.
10. Remove from the oven.

11. Serve hot. Share and Enjoy!