Clifford A. Wright

Basic Puff Pastry Short Dough for Empanadas

Preparation info
  • Makes Enough for

    40

    Pastries
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Mediterranean Small Plates
Mediterranean Small Plates

By Clifford A. Wright

Published 2023

  • About

This puff pastry–style short dough made with pork lard is adapted from one developed by Penelope Casas.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 cup

Method

  1. In a large bowl, mix the flour and salt, then mix in the water, vinegar, and egg yolks and knead until a dough is formed. Wrap in plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes.
  2. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured work surface until it is a 10 by 15-inch rectangle. Smear one third of the soft lard over the dough using a rubber spatula. Fold the dough into thirds a