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Lemon empanadas
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15
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Crispy empanadas filled with lemon curd, frozen in small ice cubes for easy, leak-free assembly.
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Yellow lemon|2|pcs
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Powdered sugar|100|g
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Eggs|110|g
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Soft butter|100|g
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Wheat flour|500|g
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Water|150|ml
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Butter|100|g
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Salt|0.5|tsp|pastry base
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Make the lemon curd: juice the lemon.
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In a bowl, mix lemon juice, eggs, sugar and butter in pieces.
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Cook the curd in a bain-marie, stirring until thick (about 82 °C in the centre).
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Strain through a fine sieve, blend if needed to smooth.
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Pour the curd into ice cube trays (or small silicone moulds), about 1.5–2 cm per portion.
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Freeze at least 4 hours (ideally overnight) until solid.
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Heat the water and butter in a saucepan until the butter is fully melted, then turn off the heat.
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Let the mixture cool to about 45 °C (warm to the touch, not hot).
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Pour the warm mixture over the flour and salt, knead until you have a ball of dough.
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Knead on the work surface until smooth and no longer sticky.
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Cover with a damp cloth and let rest at room temperature.
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Roll out the dough and cut 15 circles (diameter to match the ice cube size).
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Take the lemon curd cubes out of the freezer at the last moment.
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Place one lemon curd cube in the centre of each circle.
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Moisten the edges, fold into a half-moon and pinch firmly to seal.
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Bake immediately so the cubes don’t thaw before going in the oven.
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Bake the empanadas 20–25 min at 200 °C until golden and crispy.
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Let cool slightly before serving: the lemon curd will have melted inside.
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The curd is done when it coats the spoon and reaches about 82 °C; scrape the sides well while cooking.
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Use standard ice cube trays or small silicone moulds (1.5–2 cm) for easy-to-wrap portions.
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Don’t leave the cubes out long before closing the empanadas so they stay solid.
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Preheat the oven to 200 °C; check the edges are well sealed so the curd doesn’t leak.
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dessert
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empanada
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lemon
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lemon-curd
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oven
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Easy
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Optional
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No
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By hand ~ cutlery
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Medium
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Mild
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Medium
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Crust softens when cool
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Lemon can moisten filling
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