Pasta

Bolivian cheese empanadas

Name: Bolivian cheese empanadas
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 400 g Flour; 80 g Butter; 1 pincée Salt; 300 g Cheese; 2 Spring onion; 1 c. à c. Sugar; 1 l Neutral oil

Preparation time: 1 h
Servings: 8

Ingredients

Flour — to buy400 g
Butter — to buy80 g
Salt — to buy1 pincée
Cheese — to buy300 g
Spring onion — to buy2
Sugar — to buy1 c. à c.
Neutral oil — to buy1 l

Preparation

Make a dough with flour, melted butter, warm water and salt; knead until smooth and let rest 30 min.
Crumble the fresh cheese with the chopped spring onion and a pinch of sugar for the filling.
Roll out the dough thinly, cut out circles with a bowl.
Fill each circle with cheese in the center, fold into a half-moon.
Seal the edges by pinching them into a twisted braid.
Deep-fry at 180°C for 3 to 4 min until golden and crisp.
Drain and serve warm.