These baked apple empanadas beat fried empanadas hands down. The pastry is light and fluffy with just a bit of crunch. The homemade caramel sauce is simple to make. You just boil a can of sweetened condensed milk and that's it!
Empanadas are a favorite dish in Mexico for a snack or after-dinner treat. I prefer using Granny Smith Apples in my empanadas but you can use any variety.
Apple Empanada with Homemade Caramel Sauce
Makes approximately 28
Ingredients List:
• 8 apples, cut into slices
• 2 cups flour
• ⅔ cup butter, cold
• 1 tsp salt
• 5-6 tbsp cold water
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 egg white
Additional items:
• pastry cutter
• rolling pin
• pot
• 3” cookie cutter
• pastry brush
Instructions:
• Peel label off can of sweetened condensed milk, put in pot and cover with
water. Boil 2 ½ – 3 hours. Let cool before opening caramel.
• Blend flour and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Add enough water until pastry dough sticks together, but isn't too wet.
• Roll dough to approximately ¼”.
• Cut rounds with 3” cookie cutter or equivalent size glass.
• Place apple slice on half of each round, sprinkle with cinnamon/nutmeg
mixture and sugar.
• Fold empanada in half and crease edges with fork to seal.
• Brush tops with beaten egg white and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes.
• Serve with caramel sauce.
Caramel sauce is so decadent and the perfect dipping sauce for apple empanadas.
Use a dinner fork to crimp the edges of the empanada dough and make a few tiny holes in the dough with the fork to release steam while baking.
You can download the recipe here... Apple Empanada with Caramel Recipe
The kids love these so pack a few in their lunch boxes.
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