Recipe Empanada dough (from Venezuela)

[Barriehie]

I didn't mean that to come off as grumpy, reading back it kinda looks like that. I know you actually read and pay attention to what people post, so sorry about that.

No worries, sometimes the memory circuit breaker trips on my end. Not this time though.

 

[JAS_OH1]

No worries, sometimes the memory circuit breaker trips on my end. Not this time though.

Well since I can be a bit repetitive at times, it might be hard to forget!

 

[TastyReuben]

Does anyone else have a headache after reading all this?

 

[JAS_OH1]

Does anyone else have a headache after reading all this?

I take responsibility for the derailment here. Yes we stayed on topic but we (me) did kinda trash KK's thread. Sorry about that, everyone.

 

[badjak]

Does anyone else have a headache after reading all this?

I do, and you just gave me the best excuse. Initially I thought it was because of that bottle of wine I drank by myself

 

[medtran49]

Just FYI everyone, if you have room, you can freeze any kind of flour.

 

[badjak]

Just FYI everyone, if you have room, you can freeze any kind of flour.

I wish I had room as I could lower the protein content by killing them ever present weevils

 

[JAS_OH1]

I wish I had room as I could lower the protein content by killing them ever present weevils

Yeah, I am short on freezer space as well. I keep telling myself I am going to eat through our freezer and then, "Ooh, look, seafood sale" or some other sale...

At least I haven't seen weevils in this century. I remember as a kid finding them in my cereal and my mom having to sift flour before baking to remove them (and other particulates). Yuck.

 

[Barriehie]

Yeah, I am short on freezer space as well. I keep telling myself I am going to eat through our freezer and then, "Ooh, look, seafood sale" or some other sale...

At least I haven't seen weevils in this century. I remember as a kid finding them in my cereal and my mom having to sift flour before baking to remove them (and other particulates). Yuck.

We just blink and stir...

 

[Barriehie]

Does anyone else have a headache after reading all this?

Kind of turned into a procurement discussion.

 

[JAS_OH1]

Kind of turned into a procurement discussion.

Yeah, I thought the same thing and wondered if it should spin off into another thread, but it is pertinent to the recipe, afterall. Most of it, anyway, and some posts would have to be edited heavily, sounds like too much work for a moderator to do on a lovely Sunday afternoon!

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I'm happy with the detour. My first thought on reading the recipe was hmm what flour, that needs a bit of clarification

 

[karadekoolaid]

Does anyone else have a headache after reading all this?

Brain hurts

 

[Barriehie]

This has been on my "make it" list for sneaking up on 2 months.

karadekoolaid remarked that 70% of Venezuelans live in extreme poverty so I made these with minced beef cheeks. (Thoughts JAS_OH1 ? ) That was the cheapest beef looking cut I could find that wasn't an organ. Pressure cooked and mixed with diced potatoes, onions, garlic, chili's, taco seasoning and here I am with this.

I like this dough! Not having the protein structure like wheat it's very pliable and doesn't stick to everything. If it tears you can just push it back and done. None of that pinching and stuff like with wheat doughs.

I made half the recipe not being clear on number of servings. I got 8 empanadas and each one had a heaping Tbsp of filling.

Took 3/4 of a Martini from start to finish...

 

[karadekoolaid]

I made half the recipe not being clear on number of servings. I got 8 empanadas and each one had a heaping Tbsp of filling.

Wow! Congratulations! Looks like you've nailed that one perfectly