Side dishe for 12

Empanada Dough

Name: Empanada Dough
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 3 cups all purpose flour; 3/4 tsp salt; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1 large egg; 5/8 cup water

$0.85for 445 minServes 12

This buttery empanada dough combines flour, egg, and water, then chills before rolling into wrappers.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.54

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

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Flour

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45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

Latin American Vegetarian Budget Side dishes

Typical price

$0.21 per serving$0.85 for 4

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Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 large egg
5/8 cup water

Steps

Stir the flour and salt together in a large bowl for 1 minute.
Cut the butter into the flour until the mixture forms coarse crumbs, about 5 minutes.
Mix in the egg and water until a shaggy dough forms, about 5 minutes.
Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for 5 minutes.
Wrap and chill the dough for 30 minutes before rolling.