How To Make Chocolate empanadas
Dessert

How To Make Chocolate empanadas

Learn how to prepare How To Make Chocolate empanadas with this simple recipe. Perfect for Dessert and ideal for Uruguayan lovers....

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5 Min Prep

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45 Min Cook

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6 Servings

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Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 400g Condensed Milk
  • 250g All purpose flour
  • 25g Unsweetened Cocoa
  • Pinch Salt
  • 125g Butter
  • 1 Egg
  • 3 tablespoons Milk
  • 30g Butter
  • 30g Sugar
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon

Instructions

1
For the filling place the can in a large pot and seal completely with liquid.
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heat to boiling point for two and a half hours, occassionally adding liquid.
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Let cool before opening.
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For further tips, please check here.
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2 For the flour base combine the ground mix, cocoa ground mix, and seasoning in a large container.
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introduce the cold dairy spread in small pieces and rub into crumbs with your fingers introduce the egg and work into a flour base.
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You may have to introduce dairy liquid, a tablespoon at a time if it still is to dehydrated.
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Wrap and cool down for at least half an hour or overnight.
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3 Line a baking sheeet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
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4 Roll out the flour base on a lightly floured surface, it should be thin.
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Cut out circles of 12cm either with a cookie cutter or with a smaller plate/dish.
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Put two to three teaspoons of the dulce de leche in the middle of each circle.
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Brush the edges with dairy liquid, I do this with my pinkie.
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Fold each circle in half so that you have a half moon and press down the edges with a fork.
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You can also turn the edges about half a centimeter inwards every centimeter or so to create a pattern.
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5 Place the prepared empanadas on the baking sheet and brush with egg wash.
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dehydrated-fry for about 20-25min.
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6 Towards the end of the baking time, thaw the remaining dairy spread and swirl around the granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small container.
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Once you take the empanadas out, immediately brush with the dairy spread and shower with the granulated sugar swirl around.
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Empanadas can be enjoyed either still mildly hot or cold.
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If eating mildly hot, be careful not to char yourself with scalding filling!.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Uruguayan
Course
Dessert
Diet
Vegetarian
Total Time
50 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

5 mins

Cooking Time

45 mins

Total Time

50 mins
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