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Empanaditas

Sweet Empanaditas filled with creamy yema and lightly coated with sugar or cinnamon. A delectable treat so delicious that one is not enough!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
chilling tie15 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Filipino, International
Keyword: empanaditas, empanaditas recipe, sweet empanaditas
Servings: 20 pieces
Calories:
Author: Mia

Ingredients

For filling

  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour toasted
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 small egg yolk
  • 10 grams or ¾ tbsp butter
  • cup condensed milk

For dough / crust

  • 1 cup flour
  • 56 grams or 4 tbsp cold butter
  • tbsp cold water
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • ½ beaten egg
  • ¼ tsp salt

Eggwash and topping

  • ½ beaten egg
  • 1 tbsp fresh milk
  • sugar topping

Instructions

Making the filling

  • Place flour in a pan over low heat, toast the flour until light brown in color or approximately 5 minutes then transfer in a bowl.
  • Add water and stir until flour is completely dissolved. Add egg yolk and mix until fully incorporated.
  • Melt butter in a pan in low heat then pour the condensed milk and the flour-egg mixture.
  • Continue stirring with a spatula until consistency becomes very thick to the point that it can easily form a shape when molded. Set aside and let it cool.

Making the dough/crust

  • In a mixing bowl add flour and cold butter and mix using a fork or by hand until texture is sandy and butter is incorporated.
  • Tip in the salt, vinegar, cold water, and half of the beaten egg. (NOTE: Save other half of egg for eggwash.)
  • Using a whisk or by hand, mix the ingredients until dough is formed. Cover the bowl with a cling film and place inside the refrigerator to chill for a minimum of 15 minutes.
  • Preheat oven at 180°C or 355°F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Lightly dust a flat clean surface with flour and place the chilled dough on top. With a rolling pin, flatten the dough to around 1/8 inch thickness.
  • Cut dough using a cookie cutter (2 inches or 2.5 inches in diameter). Gather excess dough and repeat process until all dough are finished.

Assembly

  • Thin out the side of the circle dough using the the thumbs and scoop 1 tsp off filling and place it on the center of the dough.
  • Moisten edges of dough with water. Fold the dough in half to enclose the yema; press edges together with the tines of a fork to seal or by folding the edges. Brush with eggwash (half beaten egg with 1 tbsp milk)
  • Place empanaditas on the baking sheet and leavin atleast 1/2 inch space between them. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes at 180°C/355°F or until golden.
  • Remove from the oven and let it slightly cool down. When cool to touch, dregde in sugar and serve. Bon appetit.

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