Empanada Dough The Easy Way

Step 1

Combine flour and salt in kitchen machine pulse twice to combine flour and salt

Step 2

Cut the butter in 15 small pieces. Add to the flour and pulse the kitchen machine to combine. You get a crumbly structure

Step 3

Add the beaten egg and drizzle the water in a steady stream while the kitchen machine pulses. It will turn into a consistent flaky dough

Step 4

Take the dough out of the kitchen machine and wrap it in foil. Rest in the fridge for 1 hour

Step 5

Leave it in the fridge if you plan on using it within a day or two or store it in the freezer. If you are ready to use it, divide the dough in half and roll the dough into a rectangle of about ¼ inch thick (a bit over ½ centimeter)

Step 6

Cut the empanadas using a small plate, empanada cutter or large cookie cutter