World Flavors Cookbook

Empanadas de Queso

Name: Empanadas de Queso
Cook time: 25 min
Cuisine: Chile
Ingredients: For dough: 500g flour, 150g lard, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking powder, 150ml warm water; For filling: 400g mantecoso cheese (or mozzarella), grated

Chilean cheese empanadas — filled with melted mantecoso cheese, baked in a dough with lard until golden and flaky.

Cuisine: Chile

Ingredients

For dough: 500g flour, 150g lard, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking powder, 150ml warm water
For filling: 400g mantecoso cheese (or mozzarella), grated

Instructions

Mix flour, lard, salt, and baking powder. Add water gradually. Knead.
Rest 30 minutes.
Roll thin. Cut into circles.
Place generous cheese filling in center.
Fold. Seal edges firmly.
Bake at 200C for 20-25 minutes until golden.