Empanadas de Jamon y Queso (Ham and Cheese Empanadas)
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Ingredients
- 200 g cooked ham slices
- 200 g mozzarella, grated
- 1 large eggs
- 500 g ready-made shortcrust pastry
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 789 kcal
- Protein
- 30.6 g
- Carbohydrate
- 59.1 g
- of which sugars
- 2.9 g
- Fat
- 46.7 g
- of which saturates
- 23 g
- Fibre
- 2.5 g
- Salt
- 3.25 g
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Method
- 1
Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan, gas 6). Chop the ham finely and mix with the mozzarella.
- 2
Roll out the pastry and cut into 12 circles, about 12cm across.
- 3
Spoon the ham and cheese filling onto one half of each circle, fold over and press the edges to seal, crimping with a fork.
- 4
Brush the empanadas with the beaten egg and place on a lined baking tray.
- 5
Bake for 18-20 minutes, until golden and the cheese has melted.
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