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)

Method

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Bake at 400 degree oven lightly browned.