Leek empanadas  Ingredients:       500 g flour    1/4 cup milk       8 tablespoons olive oil    500 g leek       200 g carrot    100 g celery       1 egg    salt to taste       ground pepper to taste

Preparation:

1- Put in a bowl the oil, milk and salt, mix and add flour, mixing little by little until obtain a dough. 2- Knead a bit until it is compact and smooth. 3- Peel leeks, wash and cut into thin slices. 4- Wash celery and cut into thin strips. 5- Peel the carrots, wash and cut into thin strips. 6- Heat the remaining oil in a skillet and saute the leeks until translucent. 7- Add carrots and celery, season and cook covered over low heat until tender. 8- Remove from heat and let cool. 9- Flour a table with a little flour, form 4 balls and stretch with a rolling pin (also you can stretch all the dough and then cut the circles). 10- Distribute the vegetable filling in the center of the circles of dough, close forming the empanada and seal the edges with tines of a fork. 11- Put the empanadas in a baking sheet, brush with beaten egg and bake in oven, at medium temperature for 20 minutes or until cooked and golden. 12- It can be served with yogurt sauce, tomato, etc.

Categories:  Belgian, Pastries

Estimated Serving:  4

Estimated preparation time:  60 min.

Language:  English

Shared by:  luana    2011/03/29