Sweet Potato Empanada#VeganContest

Source : Get Your Ingredients Readymake Your Dough By Mixing All The Ingredients Cream Your Cold Butter With The Flour And Salt And Add The Cold Water Let The ...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : March 13, 2026

Step:

  1. Get your ingredients ready

  2. Make your dough by mixing all the ingredients. Cream your cold butter with the flour and salt and add the cold water. Let the dough rest in the fridge for about 15 min-1 hr

    Sweet Potato Empanada#VeganContest recipe step 2 photo
  3. Prepare your filling as the dough rests. Saute your sweet potatoes and other ingredients

    Sweet Potato Empanada#VeganContest recipe step 3 photo
  4. Take out your dough and cut it into balls. Roll each ball out to a perfect circle.You can use a circular cutter

    Sweet Potato Empanada#VeganContest recipe step 4 photo
  5. Put your filling at the middle leaving enough room on the edges

    Sweet Potato Empanada#VeganContest recipe step 5 photo
  6. Fold over the dough to cover the fillings. Use a fork to flatten the edges so that it holds in place

    Sweet Potato Empanada#VeganContest recipe step 6 photo
  7. Repeat the procedure till all the dough is used up

    Sweet Potato Empanada#VeganContest recipe step 7 photo
  8. You will have preheated your oven to 180 degrees C and lined your baking tray with wax paper Coat the empanadas with egg wash

    Sweet Potato Empanada#VeganContest recipe step 8 photo
  9. Place in them in the oven for 20 min. Apply a second egg wash layer and return in the oven for another 5-10 mins.

    Sweet Potato Empanada#VeganContest recipe step 9 photo
  10. I served mine with guacamole

    Sweet Potato Empanada#VeganContest recipe step 10 photo
  11. If you are non-vegan, you can use meat filling


Ingredients

  1. For the dough
  2. 21/4 cups all purpose flour
  3. 1 tsp salt
  4. 1/2 cup cold butter
  5. 1/2 cup cold water
  6. For the filling
  7. 1 cup sweet potato cut into chunks
  8. Onion
  9. Garlic
  10. Ginger
  11. Salt and pepper
  12. Carrots
  13. Red and green bell peppers
  14. Coating
  15. Egg wash

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