EMPANADAS ABIERTAS DE HUMITA (CREAMY CORN EMPANADAS)

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Empanadas Abiertas de Humita (Creamy Corn Empanadas) image

Creamy corn empanadas are an Argentinean classic. These can be made open like a tart or closed like a pasty - the choice is yours! You can opt to make the pasty-like version; find the method in the footnote.

Provided by MariaZoroza

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Pastries

Time 38m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

12 empanada pastry rounds
5 tablespoons butter, divided
3 green onions, minced
1 (14 ounce) can sweet corn, drained
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch ground nutmeg
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups whole milk
6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour a 12-cup muffin tin.
  • Line the muffin cups with the 12 pastry rounds.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir green onions until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add corn, salt, pepper, and nutmeg; cook and stir until heated through, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
  • Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add flour and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until a paste forms, about 1 minute. Slowly pour in milk, whisking constantly, and cook until a thick sauce forms and starts to bubble, 2 to 3 minutes. Add half of the Parmesan cheese and stir until smooth; remove from heat. Stir sauce into corn mixture.
  • Fill pastry with corn mixture and top each with remaining Parmesan cheese.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 224.4 calories, Carbohydrate 31.1 g, Cholesterol 18 mg, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 377.3 mg, Sugar 2.5 g

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