Simple Ham Empanadas

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 2 eggs
• 40 g stuffed green olives, chopped
• 95 g ham, finely chopped
• 30 g cheddar cheese, grated
• 3 sheets premade puff pastry, thawed
• 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to hot 220c (425f). line, or lightly grease, 2 baking trays.
• 2 place the eggs in a small saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil. boil for 10 minutes, then drain and cool in cold water for 5 minutes. peel and chop.
• 3 combine the egg, olives, ham and cheddar in a large bowl.
• 4 cut out five 10cm rounds from each pastry sheet (15 in total). place 1 tablespoon of filling onto the centre of each circle. fold the pastry over, to create a half-circle, and seal the edges.
• 5 place the empanadas on the prepared trays about 2cms apart. brush with the egg yolk and bake for 15 minutes, or until puffed and dark golden in colour.
• 6 you may need to swap the trays around at the 10 minute mark to cook evenly. if they start to brown too much loosely cover with foil. serve hot.