Side dishe for 4

Fried Cheese Empanadas

Name: Fried Cheese Empanadas
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 cups all purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp lard; 1 cup milk; 1 beaten egg; 1 cup swiss cheese

$3.18for 455 minServes 4

These crisp fried pastry pockets wrap Swiss cheese in a soft dough made with milk, lard, and egg.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale

Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Milk$0.04/oz typical	8.5 oz	$0.34Typical price
	Eggs$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Swiss, provolone, gouda$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.18

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourBaking powder and sodaCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices

55 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Mexican Budget Side dishes

Typical price

$0.79 per serving$3.18 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp lard
1 cup milk
1 beaten egg
1 cup swiss cheese

Steps

Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
Work in the lard, add the milk, and knead until a smooth dough forms.
Rest the dough for 10 minutes, then roll it thin and cut rounds.
Fill each round with Swiss cheese, fold it over, and press the edges firmly.
Brush the empanadas with beaten egg, then fry them in 1 inch of oil at 350 F for 3 minutes per side.