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Make them on the weekend with your kids or surprise your loved ones. They also taste great for lunch or brunch. They are really easy to make. So, are you ready to learn how to make breakfast empanadas? Let’s get started!
What You Need For This Recipe
To make these empanadas you need several ingredients. Put the following ingredients on your grocery shopping list:
- Dough – make empanada dough for baking or use store-bought dough
- Eggs – large eggs
- Onion – finely dice the onion
- Mushrooms – finely slice the mushrooms
- Bell pepper – dice sweet red bell pepper
- Salt – to season
- Ground black pepper – to taste
- Olive oil – to bake the ingredients
Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.
How To Make Breakfast Empanadas
- Make the empanada dough as described in the recipe or use store-bought empanada dough. Take a small bowl to whisk the eggs and season to taste. Finely dice the onions and sweet red pepper.
- Also, slice the mushrooms. Preheat a skillet and add olive oil. Add the diced onion and red pepper and stir through the pan to soften.
- Stir continuously until the onion is translucent. Then add the mushrooms to brown. When the mushrooms are brown take the onion mix out of the skillet and put it in a bowl. Set aside.
- Add a bit more oil to the skillet, add the whisked eggs, and stir into a scramble.
- Then add the vegetable mix and stir it through until combined. Take the skillet off the stove and set it aside. Then preheat your oven to 400℉/200℃.
- Take the empanada dough out of the fridge and cut the empanada discs using an empanada mold or small plate. Put a tablespoon of egg mixture and vegetable mix and place it in the middle of the discs.
- Close the empanada and fold either using the empanada mold or using a fork. Put the empanada on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Repeat this step for the remaining empanada. Whisk an egg and add a teaspoon of water. Brush the empanadas with the egg wash. Bake the breakfast empanadas in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Breakfast Empanada Recipe
Making empanadas is so much fun. You can easily make them from scratch. Like from top to bottom so the empanada dough and the filling.
These are oven-baked but you can also make them and fry them in oil. If you do not know there are different types of dough for different types of baking methods or baking purposes.
You can make the following types of dough:
- Empanada dough for baking
- Sweet empanada dough for baking
- Empanada dough for frying
- Gluten-Free empanada dough
The easiest way is to use a food processor to make the empanada dough. It brings the dough together in no time. To get the best result with your empanadas make certain your dough is chilled in the fridge before use.
See How To Make Empanada Dough For Baking
As this recipe is made with empanada dough for baking take a look at the recipe video in the recipe card below. It contains step-by-step instructions so you can follow along and make your empanada dough from scratch.
The full recipe yields about 20-24 empanadas so if you want to make less just cut the recipe in half.
More Ingredient Options
You can your breakfast empanadas even more tasty by adding more ingredients like:
- Bacon
- Chives
- Ham
- Red onion
- Sun-dried tomatoes
More Empanada Recipes
If you like this empanada recipe you will love these empanada recipes as well:
- Beef empanadas – empanadas with a ground beef filling
- Sweet empanadas – filled with homemade apple pie filling
- Blueberry dessert empanadas – blueberries and cream cheese filling in this tasty dessert
- Fried cheese empanadas – made with soft shredded cheese like mozzarella
- Empanadillas de bonito – Spanish empanadas filled with tuna
- Pizza pockets – these are not made with empanada dough but are just as tasty
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How To Make Breakfast Empanadas
Surprise your family with these delicious breakfast empanadas. Great to make on the weekend or serve with your brunch. Super easy to make!
Ingredients
- 250-gram empanada dough for baking
- 2 eggs
- 1 small onion
- ½ sweet red pepper
- 5 mushrooms
- Pinch of salt and black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Make the empanada dough as described in the recipe or use store-bought empanada dough
- Whisk the eggs and season to taste. Finely dice the onions, sweet red pepper, and slice the mushrooms.
- Preheat a skillet and add olive oil. Add the diced onion and red pepper and stir through the pan to soften.
- Stir continuously until the onion is translucent. Then add the mushrooms and stir until brown. Take out of the skillet in a bowl and set aside
- Add a bit more oil to the skillet, add the whisked eggs and stir into a scramble
- Add the vegetable mix and stir it through until combined. Take off the stove and set aside
- Preheat your oven to 400℉/200℃
- Cut empanada discs using an empanada mold or small plate. Take a tablespoon of egg mixture and vegetable mix place it in the middle of the discs
- Turn over the dough and close it with a fork. Put the empanada on a baking tray lined with baking paper
- Repeat this step for the remaining empanada.
- Whisk an egg and add teaspoon water. Brush the empanadas with the egg wash
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown
- Ready to serve
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Nutrition facts
Calories: 144; Fat: 9g; Carbs: 13g; Protein: 3g;
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