How To Make Roasted Pepper and Goat Cheese Empanadas
Smoky roasted peppers balance out the creaminess and richness of these goat cheese empanadas, an easy recipe that’s great for a Spanish-inspired feast.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Filling:
- 1jarroasted red and yellow bell peppers
- 4ozgoat cheese
- 1½tspdried oregano
- 1pinchsalt
For Dough:
- 2¼cupsall purpose flour
- ½tspsalt
- ½cupbutter
- ¼cupvegetable shortening
- 4tbspice water
Instructions
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In a medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients. Set aside.
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In a food processor with knife blade attached, pulse flour and salt to mix. Evenly distribute butter and shortening on top of flour mixture; pulse just until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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With processor running, add 4 tablespoons ice water. Immediately stop processing and pinch dough; it should be just moist enough to hold together. If not, with a fork, stir in up to 2 tablespoons additional ice water.
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Shape dough into two disks. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes or up to overnight. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into 12-inch circles.
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Using a 2 and a half-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter, cut 4 circles out of each disk. Place 1 heaping teaspoon goat cheese mixture in the center of each circle. With wet fingertips, dampen the edges of the dough and fold in half, forming a half moon.
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Gently press along the edges to seal, then press again using the tines of a fork to make a decorative edge. Repeat entire process with remaining dough and filling until both are gone. (If there’s leftover filling, roll the scraps of the dough into additional empanadas.)
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Place empanadas on an ungreased baking sheet about 1 inch apart and refrigerate uncovered at least 30 minutes or up to 1 day. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
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Bake empanadas until edges are lightly browned, for 13 to 16 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition
- Calories: 220.35kcal
- Fat: 14.20g
- Saturated Fat: 7.35g
- Trans Fat: 0.87g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.22g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.63g
- Carbohydrates: 18.96g
- Fiber: 0.83g
- Sugar: 0.07g
- Protein: 4.42g
- Cholesterol: 24.68mg
- Sodium: 154.77mg
- Calcium: 22.97mg
- Potassium: 64.26mg
- Iron: 1.39mg
- Vitamin A: 93.57µg
- Vitamin C: 28.45mg
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