Best Bacon And Egg Empañadas Recipe Epicuriouscom Recipes
BACON AND EGG EMPANADAS
This recipe is different than empanadas I have seen here. This can also be made ahead of time and reheated later. *OAMC*
Provided by kzbhansen
Categories Breakfast
Time 35m
Yield 8 empanadas, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Stir together the first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl until blended; stir in cheese.
- Melt butter in a 9 inch skillet over medium heat; add eggs and cook without stirring until eggs begin to set on bottom. Draw spatula across bottom of skillet to form large curds. Continue cooking until eggs are slightly thickened but still moist. (Do NOT stir constantly).
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Flatten each bisquit into about a 5 inch circle.
- Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the tops of dough circles, leaving a 1/2 inch border around the edges.
- Top evenly with eggs and bacon.
- Fold dough circles in half over mixture, pinching edges to seal.
- Place 2 inches apart in a 15 x 10 jelly roll pan coated with pam.
- Brush top of doughs evenly with egg white.
- Press sealed edges with the tines of a fork.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake at 375 14-16 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove empanadas with a spatula onto a wire rack.
- Serve Warm.
- Leftovers store in a ziplock bag after completely cooled, then place in the refridgerator.
- To reheat wrap in paper towel and microwave at 50% power for 1-2 minutes.
- *These are good for OAMC*.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 303.9, Fat 23.4, SaturatedFat 11, Cholesterol 162.9, Sodium 530.5, Carbohydrate 12.6, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 2.8, Protein 10.7
ARGENTINEAN EMPANADAS
These are not the empanadas I grew up with, and until my Argentinean friend Lorena came over one day and made them with me, I would never have considered combining beef with olives and egg whites-but I took one taste and was hooked. Each bite offers an exciting combination of flavors and textures. The secret is that a little cube of Manchego, a Spanish sheep's milk cheese, is nestled into the center of each empanada. When the empanadas are baked or fried, the cheese melts and adds a subtle creaminess, the source of which is elusive to anyone who didn't see you put in the cheese. Empanada dough disks can be found in the frozen section of many grocery stores or Latin markets. They are made with regular shortening dough or puff pastry; either works beautifully for this recipe. These empanadas are amazing when deep-fried, but they're also really delicious when simply baked; directions for both are below. Read more about deep-frying on page 37.
Yield makes 25 to 30 empanadas
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until translucent, about 6 minutes. Crumble in the beef, and add the paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the beef is browned, about 10 minutes.
- Drain off the excess grease. Stir in the vinegar. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour. Stir in the olives and hard-cooked egg whites.
- If baking the empanadas, preheat the oven to 425°F. Coat 2 baking sheets with vegetable oil.
- When working with empanada disks, always keep all but the disk you're working with covered with a damp towel. If the disks are very firm, place them one at a time on a lightly floured surface and use a rolling pin to roll them to 1/2 to 1 inch larger than they are to make them a little more pliable.
- To fill, lay an empanada disk on the work surface. Place about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the meat mixture in the center of the dough disk. Tuck a cube of cheese into the center of the filling. Use your finger to wet the edges of the disk with water and fold over to seal. Gently press the tines of a fork along the edge to crimp. Lay the empanada on a baking sheet and cover with a damp towel. Repeat with the remaining filling and dough disks.
- Brush the tops of the empanadas with vegetable oil and bake until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Serve hot. If frying the empanadas, fill a skillet 3/4 inch deep with vegetable oil and heat to 360°F. over medium heat. Preheat the oven to 200°F. Line 2 baking sheets with paper towels. Fry the empanadas in the oil until golden brown and crisp, 4 to 6 minutes, turning once. Remove with tongs, letting excess oil drip back into the pan, and transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Keep warm in the oven while you fry the remaining empanadas. Serve hot.
BACON AND EGG EMPAñADAS
Categories Cheese Egg Pork Breakfast Brunch Bake Sauté Lunch Ham Gourmet Sugar Conscious Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°F. and butter a baking pan.
- On a lightly floured surface with a rolling pin roll out each empanada wrapper into a 7-inch round. Finely grate Cheddar and in a bowl whisk together with eggs and salt and pepper to taste. Chop scallions. In a nonstick skillet heat 1 teaspoon butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté bacon until golden, about 1 minute on each side. Transfer bacon to a plate and add remaining 2 teaspoons butter to skillet. Heat butter until foam subsides and sauté scallions 15 seconds. Add egg mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until eggs just begin to set but are still very loose, about 30 seconds. Arrange 1 piece bacon 1/4 inch from edge of 1 empanada wrapper and spoon half of egg mixture on top of bacon. Fold empanada wrapper over filling to create a half-moon shape and seal by pressing edges together firmly with a fork. Make another empanada in same manner.
- Transfer empanadas to baking pan and cut a few small slits in top of each empanada to create steam vents. Bake empanadas in middle of oven until golden, about 10 minutes.
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