Chicken Empanada with Chorizo and Olives Adapted from Gourmet, January 2005 Makes 18 empanadas Dough:* 4 1 2 !

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Add !hor*1o and papr*ka and !ook, st*rr*ng, 1 m*nute5 Add o#*+es, '*ne, and "roth and "r*ng to a "o*#, st*rr*ng and s!rap*ng up any "ro'n "*ts5 >eturn !h*!ken to sk*##et a#ong '*th any 7u*!es a!!umu#ated on p#ate, then redu!e heat to moderate#y #o' and s*mmer !h*!ken, !o+ered, turn*ng o+er on!e, unt*# tender, 25 to )0 m*nutes tota#5 .ransfer !h*!ken to a !#ean p#ate5 %0au!e *n sk*##et shou#d "e the !ons*sten!y of hea+y !ream2 *f *t?s not, "r*sk#y s*mmer unt*# s#*ght#y th*!kened, a"out 5 m*nutes5( 4hen !h*!ken *s !oo# enough to hand#e, d*s!ard sk*n and "ones and !oarse#y !hop meat5 0t*r !h*!ken *nto sau!e and d*s!ard "ay #ea+es5 0eason '*th sa#t and pepper, then !oo# f*##*ng, un!o+ered, a"out )0 m*nutes5 ,orm 3mpanadas: 9ut o+en ra!ks *n upper and #o'er th*rds of o+en and preheat o+en to 400@,5 D*+*de f*rst dough and ha#f of se!ond dough *nto 18 e=ua# p*e!es and form ea!h *nto a d*sk5 %.he rema*n*ng dough !an "e stored *n the free1er for future use5( Aeep*ng rema*n*ng p*e!es !o+ered, ro## out 1 p*e!e on a #*ght#y f#oured surfa!e '*th a #*ght#y f#oured ro##*ng p*n *nto a 5$*n!h round %a"out 1 8 *n!h th*!k(5 0poon a"out 2 ta"#espoons f*##*ng onto !enter and fo#d dough *n ha#f, en!#os*ng f*##*ng5 9ress edges together to sea#, then !r*mp de!orat*+e#y '*th your f*ngers or t*nes of a fork5 .ransfer empanada to a "ak*ng sheet5 Make 1B more empanadas *n same manner, arrang*ng on 2 par!hment$#*ned "ak*ng sheets5 C*ght#y "rush empanadas '*th some of egg 'ash and "ake *n upper and #o'er th*rds of o+en, s'*t!h*ng pos*t*on of sheets ha#f'ay through "ak*ng, unt*# go#den, a"out 25 m*nutes5 .ransfer empanadas to a ra!k to !oo# at #east 5 m*nutes5 0er+e 'arm or at room temperature5 * Dot 'ant*ng to engage you a## *n egg$sp#*tt*ng, th*s empanada dough re!*pe te!hn*!a##y makes enough for 24 po!kets5 .he e-tra !an "e stored *n the free1er for future use5