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Chilean Pequenes or Onion Empanadas

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An old-fashioned Chilean Empanada.

  • Total Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
  • Yield: 12

Ingredients

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for the dough,

  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 30 grams of butter
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 egg beaten

for filling,

  • 23 chopped onions, half-moon
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon paprika or merkén
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • oil

Instructions

  1. For the filling: wash, peel and chop the onions in half-moons.
    half moon onions
  2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat, add the chopped onions, sugar, and salt. Cook over medium-low heat for 30-40 minutes until golden, stirring occasionally.
  3. Season with paprika, cumin, and hot sauce. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
  4. For the dough, mix in a bowl: water, milk, and lemon juice.
  5. In another bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt, stir with a fork. Add the diced butter and work with your hands or a fork to form sand. Add milk mixed with water and knead. Form an elastic, soft dough, kneading with a machine for 5 minutes or 10 minutes by hand until smooth and flexible. Let stand covered with a damp cloth for half an hour.
  6. Preheat the oven to 180C or 350F.
  7. Beat the egg with a little water with a fork for 20 seconds, until well mixed.
  8. Flour the counter and roll to a thin dough 3-4 mm. Cut circles.
  9. Fill with 1 tablespoon onion. Moisten the edge with the egg wash. Close and crush with a fork. Brush with beaten egg and make little holes with a fork for steam to escape.
  10. Place on a parchment-covered baking sheet.
  11. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden.
  12. Remove to a wire rack, cover with a tea towel and rest 10-15 minutes. Serve.
  13. Chilean Pequenes or Onion Empanadas Chilean Pequenes or Onion Empanadas

Notes

Recipe adapted from Cocina Chilena: traditional, fina y fácil de Augusto Merino (in bookstores in Chile)

  • Author: Pilar Hernandez
  • Prep Time: 1 hour
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: Vegetarian
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: Chilean

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 91
  • Sugar: 1.3 g
  • Sodium: 498.2 mg
  • Fat: 3.9 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.7 g
  • Carbohydrates: 11.8 g
  • Fiber: 0.6 g
  • Protein: 2.2 g