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Vegan Empanada Dough

A dairy-free and gluten-free alternative to a classic authentic dough
Course Dinner
Cuisine Mexican, Tex Mex
Servings 10 empanadas

Equipment

  • Pastry Blender
  • Mixing bowls
  • Fork
  • Measuring Cups and Spoons
  • Plastic Wrap

Ingredients
  

  • Cup Gluten-Free Flour w/ xanthan Gum
  • ½ Cup Vegan Butter, Unsalted very cold
  • 1 tbsp Flax meal + water
  • 1 tbsp Vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Dairy-free Milk, Unsweetened
  • 1 Cup Ice water

Instructions
 

  • Combine flax meal with 3 tbsps of water and let sit for 5mins
  • Whisk gluten-free flour and salt in a medium mixing bowl
  • Toss your very cold butter into the flour mixture and pinch butter using your hands or pastry blender until butter is broken into smaller pieces
  • Once flax meal has combined with water, whisk in dairy-free milk, ⅓ cup of ice water, and vinegar quickly
  • Pour the flax and milk mixture over the flour and butter mixture and toss with a fork to combine to begin to form the dough
  • When most of the dough is formed, pour the dough out onto a flat surface begin to kneed the dough using your hands
  • Next, work the dough until formed yet fairly dry and you see butter chunks
  • With plastic wrap, wrap the dough and let sit in the refrigerator for 1 hr until ready to prep empanadas
Keyword Allergy Friendly, Baking, Dough, Empanadas, Vegan baking