Ingredients
1
tsp. of chicken or beef flavoring, if desired
1/2
cup of grated cheese, any type
Directions
1.
In a large bowl, add the corn flour, chicken or beef flavoring (such as a flavor packet from ramen noodles), and salt.
2.
Mix these dry ingredients around together.
3.
Pour in most of the water, and work it around with hands to make a soft dough.
4.
If the dough is still somewhat dry, and can crack apart (test this by making a ball and pressing down on it) add a little more water.
5.
If it becomes so sticky that it sticks to your hands as you knead it, add a little more corn flour.
6.
Take a large, clean trash bag, and cut a few 12 inch (in diameter) circles out of it.
7.
Spread a very little bit of oil on the circles.
8.
Then, roll balls of corn flour dough that are slightly larger than golf balls, and place them on the center of the trash bag circles.
9.
Press down on the dough balls with fingers to make them into wide, flat circles of dough that are 6-8 inches in diameter, and 1/4-1/2 inch in thickness.
10.
Place about one fifth of the cheese and of the beans on the center of each dough circle.
11.
Fold the larger bag circles that the dough is on over. Press down, through the bags, on the edges of the folded dough, now shaped like empanadas (semi-circles).
12.
Unfold the trash bag circle, and the empanada should remain sealed.
13.
Use a fork to gently press the edges of the raw empanadas before their frying.
14.
The raw snacks can be placed on a plate before frying so that the trash bag circles can be reused to prepare the rest of the empanadas.
15.
Heat about one cup of vegetable oil over medium-high heat.
16.
Fry each empanada for 1-2 minutes on each side, until everywhere has become golden-brown.
17.
Set the fried snacks on a paper towel to cool and loose their excess oil.
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