Empanada de queso

Ingredients

• 1 pound of flour
• 1 spoon of baking powder
• ½ pound of lard or butter
• ½ pound of cheese, chopped
• ½ cup of cold water
• ½ of vegetable or corn oil

Preparation In a bowl put the flower, baking powder and the butter or lard. Work everything well using your hands until it becomes an even mix. Add cold water to make smooth dough. Put the dough over a floured surface previously and knead: if the mixture is to wet add more flour. Cover with a napkin for 20 minutes.

Roll the dough thinly over a surface and cut into 15 cm circles. Using the finger tip wet the edge of the pastry circle. Add a table spoon of cheese and fold into half. Seal the edges with your fingers or by pressing down with a fork.

Preheat the oil in a “Paila” or frying pan and fry the empanadas until brown. Serve hot with white sugar on top.