Taco Empanadas

The texture of the yogurt dough, which is similar to this bagel recipe and easy garlic knot recipe, is closer to a calzone or hot pocket, but who cares, they are delicious and so much lighter than frozen empanadas discs. Of course, if you want a more traditional empanada you might like this Air Fryer Empanada recipe.

Empanadas can be filled with just about anything you can think of, I usually make them with picadillo but why not taco meat? I put them to the test, and my youngest Madison who loves empanadas ate four, she loved them!! Serve these for lunch, pack them in your kids lunch box or serve them as appetizers with salsa! I usually buy the frozen Goya empanada disks, but many of you tell me they aren’t available near you so I decided to test them out with my pizza dough recipe and they worked out great. They do have a slightly different texture but if you wish to use the frozen discs, go for it!

How To Make Baked Taco Empanadas

To cut the rounds I used a small glass jar and cut out 10 4-3/4-inch circles. Do do this you want to roll it out as thin as possible, then cut as many as you can. Roll the remaining dough and repeat. If you have a large round cookie cutter, even better.

Variations and Tips:

To make the dough, you MUST use a thick Greek yogurt such as Stonyfield or Fage. It won’t work with Chobani, the dough will be too sticky. It also won’t work with plain yogurt. Use beef instead of turkey For dairy-free, omit the cheese and replace the yogurt with Kite Hill Dairy Free Greek Yogurt (blue label).

 

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