sweet empanada dough recipe, anybody?

[EWSflash]

The Mexican fruit-filled empanadas we get in southern AZ have such a soft, soft and lovely dough wrapper. I'd love to make some but I'm not much of a baker and I'm not really very knowledgeable about dough in general. What makes them so soft and light? Probably half lard, but I'd still like to find out.

[todao]

Tried this one?
http://www.dvo.com/newsletter/monthly/2009/march/door.html
Or maybe this one?
http://laylita.com/recipes/2008/05/18...

[KiltedCook]

I've used this recipe for years:

4 cups flour
1-2 teaspoons salt
2-3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
12 tablespoons lard or vegetable shortening, at room temperature
1/2 cup plus water

Sift the flour into a bowl. Stir in the salt and the sugar.

Melt the butter. Stir into the flour with the lard using a fork until well the fat is well cut into the flour.

Stir in the 1/2 cup of water, a little at a time until the dough comes together smoothly. Keep kneading the dough, adding water as necessary, until the dough is very smooth, about 5-10 minutes. You can knead the dough with a stand mixer and a dough hook attachment if you want/need to, but I don't.

Cover dough with cling wrap and rest for about a half hour. Turn out onto a floured surface, and roll to desired thickness - 1/8" or so. Use a biscuit cutter to cut rounds and fill them with whatever takes your fancy.

[paulamelgarejo]

I found a really good sweet empanada dough. I tried it out and my husband loved it. I hope it's not too late for this reply.

Here's the recipe: http://empanadatogo.com/mexican-empan...