Empanada Recipe

Empanadas are a baked or fried pastry stuffed with any of a variety of fillings, such as meat, cheese, vegetables, fruits, and other ingredients.

According to Britanica “The origin of the empanada is uncertain, and the food may have evolved from Middle Eastern pastries that spread to the Iberian Peninsula with the Muslim conquest of Spain. The name comes from the Spanish word empanar, which means ‘to roll or cover with dough or bread.’”

We ate empanadas during our stay in Portugal and decided to bring our experience home. Gathering our friends together to make our own empanadas was wonderful! We made the empanada dough and meat fillings in advance which relaxed the hosting pressure. Everyone had fun making their own flavors and shapes.

We ate empanadas during our stay in Portugal and decided to bring our experience home. Gathering our friends together to make our own empanadas was wonderful! We made the empanada dough and meat fillings in advance which relaxed the hosting pressure. Everyone had fun making their own flavors and shapes.

Empanada Party

Empanada Dough Ingredients:

• Flour

• Unsalted Butter

• Egg

• Salt

• Warm Water

Empanada Filling ideas: Filling Choices can be savory or sweet

• Protein: beef, pork, chicken, bacon, shrimp, beans, hard-boiled egg, tofu, etc.

• Vegetables: sweet potato, mushrooms, onions, peppers, tomatoes, spinach, corn, etc.

• Cheese: cheddar, mozzarella, feta, gruyere, cream cheese, etc.

• Fruit: berries, peaches, cooked apples, banana, mango, etc.

• Other: chocolate, marshmallow, nuts, Nutella, coconut, etc.

• Dips: Besides the flavor within the empanada, you can build flavor with any number of dipping sauces (ranch, salsa, guacamole, soy, sweet chili sauce, etc.)

Whether you cook for yourself or an entire group, empanada making can be fun and creative. There is no wrong way to make one. And when it comes to cooking you can choose to use a frying pan, air fryer, oven, or pizza oven. Enjoy!