my EMPANADA adventure

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15122297.post-1157267702905705332006-09-03T15:07:00.000+08:002006-09-03T16:08:57.966+08:00my EMPANADA adventure<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2716/1390/1600/aug%2031%20045.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2716/1390/320/aug%2031%20045.jpg" border="0" /></a> Empanada is one of my favourite foods. I usually go to Joni’s cake house when I was younger to buy empanada. I also tried Red Ribbon’s empanada, Empanada Royale and Jamaican pies. I love the crispiness of the Jamaican pies. And before I forget, Ilocos empanada is on my list, too. I read <a href="http://www.pinoycook.net/index.php/recipes/recipe/turkey-empanada/">Connie </a>and <a href="http://desarapen.blogspot.com/2005/05/pork-chicken-empanada.html">tita Celia’s </a>entry in their blogs on how to cook empanada. They unselfishly shared their recipe and expertise. I’m really inspired by their entries to try cooking empanadas. Last Monday, I succeeded in cooking this. I combined the knowledge I learned from Connie and tita Celia. Actually, at first I was hesitant to make the dough/crust. I asked some foodies where I can buy ready-rolled puff pastry. Many told me that I can find it at Santi’s Deli. I called up Santi’s Deli and I was shocked to learn that it’s very expensive. So, I told myself, “hey Lani, you can make the pie crust from scratch, come on try it.” I admitted that I almost surrender making the crust. It was so hard for me. I don’t have a large working space in my kitchen to roll the pin and flatten the dough. The mess I created in my kitchen was really unbelievable (lol). But when I tasted the cooked empanada, I was very satisfied. I got the right crispiness of the crust and the filling was very tasty (I used ground pork and ground chicken). And the nice thing was even if I put it in the fridge for storing, the crust didn't lose its crispiness (yipeee). My hubby and my son loved it so much. Ok, do you want to know if I will make/cook empanada again? My answer is Y-E-S. As long as my family loves what I cook, I will always do it for them.Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394975657194628126noreply@blogger.com