Chilean Empanadas

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups milk, warm
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 4 onions, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 lb ground beef
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, slice
• 20 kalamata olives
• 60 raisins (optional)

Recipe

• 1 prepare dough: sift flour with baking powder and salt. add egg yolk, egg, milk, and butter. mix to make a stiff dough. divide into 20 pieces and roll each thinly into circle.
• 2 stuffing (pino): in frying pan, heat oil with paprika and saute onions until soft. add chili powder, oregano, cumin and salt. add meat and mix onions, cook until it is no longer pink.
• 3 prepare empanadas: place a spoonful of stuffing on half of each dough circle; add a slice of egg, 1 or 2 olives, and a 3 raisins (optional). fold dough over filling. wet the edge with milk.
• 4 bake at 400 degree oven lightly browned.