Mushroom "Empanadas" - Stuffed Dough - Step by step Recipe

Dear Readers, here I have for you my Empanada recipe , one that is really tasty and easy to prepare , for the ones that do not know what an Empanada is , let me explain is a stuffed dough quite similar to a Calzonne , but different texture and flavor, is a common dish in the Latin american cuisine. On Peru we stuff our "Empanadas" with a lot of different stuffings, but the one that I will share with you today is not a common stuffing in Peru.

Remember some of the tools/ingredients I use will be at the bottom of the post

Mushroom Empanadas | Servings: 25 medium size "Empanadas"

Ingredients :

For the dough:

• 500 gr or 1 lb of Flour
• 90 gr of Powder Sugar
• 180 gr of Vegetable Shortening
• 50 gr of butter
• 1 Tablespoon Salt
• 1 Tablespoon of paprika
• 1 Tablespoon of ground pepper
• 1 Teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 egg
• 80 ml of water

Stuffing:

• 250 gr of Mushrooms
• 1 big white onion diced
• 2 tablespoon of butter
• 1 Tablespoon of flour
• 1 Cup of evaporated milk
• 1 Cup of diced Mozzarella Cheese
• 1 Cup of chopped Kalamata olives (optional)
• Salt & Pepper

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients and integrate them

• Add Butter and Shortening , integrate them, then add egg and water.
• Let the dough rest for 20 min

• While it rest lets make the stuffing:
• In a hot pan add butter , onions , let it cook until tender.
• Add flour , let it cook for 4 min.

• Then add milk, mushrooms , half cup of cheese and olives, salt, pepper, turn off and let it rest

• Sprinkle some flour on a surface and roll your dough.

• With the help of a circular cutter (or bowl) shape your dough.
• Stuff your dough in one of the edges never in the center.

• Before closing the dough add one cheese cube, then with the help of a fork , seal the ends

• Last step is to egg wash your "Empanadas" and cook them at 350 F or 180 F for 30 to 35 min.

That is guys , if you never made Empanadas before, it might look hard but its actually pretty fun , try it out and make your kids or friends help you!

Some the tools I used on this recipes:
Whisk: https://amzn.to/2HHgjwx
Shortening: https://amzn.to/2reUEV8
Sift: https://amzn.to/2I5weIc
Empanada cutter: https://amzn.to/2rdGwLU
Circle cutter: https://amzn.to/2KuytDd

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