I had made empanadas around 2 years ago and wanted to play with ideas of what to put in them because the dough is pretty versital. So I have finally gotten around to making them again. I desided to do a breakfast version. Eggs, bacon is where I started and threw some cheese in a few.
Here is my dough. I didn't think early on about posting this till I had it rolled out.
I found the recipe on About.com it's really simple. I made it earlier in the day put it in the fridge and let it set for a while till I was ready to work on them. Rolled it out and used a glass cause I never remember to buy a round cutter! One day I will!!!!
I got my eggs and bacon cooked.
Then I started to assemble them. I tore the bacon in to pieces placed some eggs on there and later did a few with cheese.
Fold them over and use a fork to close them together. I wet the fork with water and press them.
1 fold over
4 continue all the way around
Once I had them folded over I start putting them on the pan. I turned the oven on to 350 so it can be heating.
While making them my oldest came in to the kitchen and started to play with the dough and I had an idea to use up some pepperoni's I had in the fridge to make like a pizza/calzone. He got a cookie cutter out and this is what we done.
I then made other round pizza's or calzone style empanadas.
With pepperoni's cheese I used some mozzarella on some and Colby jack on others.
Once they were on the pans I put on an egg wash and backed them for 20 minuets!
And here they are finished. Oh and the largest one i just done it like a huge calzone cause the dough got a little stiff and I wanted to use the meat up.
My oldest son dug right in!!!
Yummy!!! They are good! Was his reply!
I am not trying the breakfast ones tonight I am going freeze or just put them in the fridge for later in the week. It's getting cold out and I like a hot breakfast. Nice trial run to do a half and half batch.
They are pretty great. The possibilities are endless here.
Have a great day!
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