Bolivian Empanada de Queso

Name: Bolivian Empanada de Queso
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bolivian
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 3 tbsp butter; 200g cheese, grated; Oil, for frying

Empanada de Queso/em-pah-NAH-dah deh KEH-soh/

About this dish

Small, deep-fried cheese-filled pastries, a popular Bolivian snack.

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Ingredients

🌾2 cups flour

🧈3 tbsp butter

🧀200g cheese, grated

🛢️Oil, for frying

Method

Serves 4

Mix flour, butter, and water into a soft dough.

Roll out and cut into circles.

Fill each circle with grated cheese, fold, and seal the edges.

Deep-fry until golden and crisp.

Serve hot.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Empanadas de queso are widely eaten across Bolivia, valued as a quick, savory snack made from a simple cheese filling.

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