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Caramelized Onion Empanadas

Sweet spiced onions fill homemade pastry rounds before they bake into crisp, golden empanadas.

$0.40per serving $
75 minstart to table
6servings

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 large or 5 medium yellow onions
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp paprika or merkén
  • black pepper (optional)
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp dried mexican oregano
  • 1/2 tsp hot sauce
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp lard
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup 0% fat milk
  • 1 tsp lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
  • 1 beaten egg

Steps

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat and cook sliced onions with sugar and salt for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring often.
  2. Stir paprika, cumin, oregano, hot sauce, and pepper into the onions, then cool the filling for 10 minutes.
  3. Mix flour, salt, sugar, lard, water, milk, and lemon juice in a bowl until a soft dough forms.
  4. Divide the dough into 12 pieces, roll each into a thin round, and place onion filling in the centers.
  5. Fold each round over the filling, press the edges closed, and place the empanadas on a baking sheet.
  6. Heat the oven to 400 F, brush the empanadas with beaten egg, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden.

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