Sweet Empanada Dough
This sweet empanada dough is quick and easy to make, perfect for enjoying delicious treats with minimal effort. With just 5 ingredients, you’ll have homemade empanada dough ready in no time to fill with your favorite sweet fillings!
Servings: 15 medium sized empanada discs
Calories: 131kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups All-purpose flour
- ¼ to ½ cup Sugar
- pinch Salt
- 16 ounces Butter 2 sticks, 8 ounces (225grams) per stick, cut into pieces
- 2 Eggs
- 2 to 4 tablespoons Cold water or cold milk
Instructions
- Combine the all-purpose flour, salt, and sugar in the food processor bowl.
- Add the unsalted butter, eggs, and liquid to the flour mixture until a large ball of dough forms.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead it for 3 to 4 minutes to make it soft.
- Cut the dough in half and flatten the 2 balls into thick discs. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes to chill.
- Lightly flour the surface again and roll out each dough disc until they are flat. You want them to be as thin as a coin.
- Cut rounds out of the flattened dough with a pastry cutter, a small plate/bowl, or a cup. Choose the size of your preference.
- Fill the empanadas dough immediately or cover them with plastic wrap and store them to use later.
Recipe Notes
Don't overdo the sugar
It's important to not add too much sugar when making sweet empanadas because it will become harder to roll out the dough. It becomes softer, the more sugar is added to it - if you want to make it sweeter, sprinkle sugar over the dough once it is filled.
Cold butter
To ensure a light and flaky pastry, it’s important to incorporate cold butter into your dough. Cut up the butter into small pieces and then use a pastry cutter or mixer until you have pea-sized pieces of butter throughout. Coldness is key here - if the butter starts to melt, just pop the dough in the fridge for a few minutes before continuing with your recipe.
Filling and baking
Once you have your empanada discs, it’s time to fill and bake them. Fill each disc with your favorite filling, then brush the edges of each disc with some egg wash to help it stick together and again on top to give them a nice shine before baking them for 15 minutes at 375 degrees F until golden brown.