Basic Sweet Empanada Dough for Desserts

Ingredients:

 

3 cups all purpose flour

¼- ½ cup sugar

Pinch of salt

2 sticks butter or 16 tbs, cut into 16 pieces

2 eggs

2-4 tbs cold water

 

Preparation:

1. Mix the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor.
2. Add the butter, eggs and water until a clumpy dough forms.
3. Knead the dough for a few minutes.
4. Form dough into 2 balls, flatten into thick discs, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
5. Roll out the dough into a thin sheet and cut out round disc shapes for empanadas, use round molds or a small plate or cup as a mold, you can choose how large based on whether you want small or medium sized empanadas .
6. Use the empanada discs immediately or store in the refrigerator or freezer to use later.
7. You should get about 15-18 medium sized empanada discs or 25-30 small empanada discs.