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Fried Empanadas Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 cups flour
2 tbsp vegetable shortening or lard, softened
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp sugar
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup water
16 ounces whole milk mozzarella, or other meltable cheese
vegetable oil for frying
Directions:
Directions:
Whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and sugar in a large bowl. Gently mix the vegetable shortening into the flour. Place the milk and water in a saucepan and heat until almost boiling. Stir the hot liquid into the flour mixture. Add more water (1 tablespoon at a time) if mixture seems to dry and crumbly, or add more flour if mixture is too wet and sticky. Knead dough gently until well mixed and homogenous. Divide dough into 16 portions, and roll each piece into a ball. Let dough rest for 5 minutes.

Grate or finely chop cheese. Roll each ball of dough into a 6-7 inch diameter circle. Place one ounce of cheese in the center of each dough circle. Fold dough in half over the cheese to form a semicircle. Press down firmly along edges to seal. Roll edge inward over itself and press down again to seal. Crimp edge decoratively with fork, pressing to seal.

Heat several inches of vegetable oil to 350ºF in a deep sided skillet, pot, or deep fat fryer. Fry empanadas in batches, turning at least once, until golden brown. Drain empanadas on paper towels. Empanadas can be kept warm in a 200ºF oven for up to 1 hour before serving.

 

 

 

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