Whether filled with sweet or savory ingredients, empanadas are comfort food defined. However, fat is of prime importance.

Empanadas aren't terribly complicated to make. They are, however, quite time-consuming to craft. Between prepping the filling to folding each pocket of pastry into half-moons and then baking or ...

Wrap dough around the filling to form an empanada, pressing the edges together. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place empanadas on a parchment-lined or oiled baking sheet, about 1 inch apart.

Working with 1 round at a time and keeping the rest covered with plastic wrap, form the empanadas: Spoon 2 teaspoons of the filling on one side of the dough round. Fold the dough over to enclose ...