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Mexican cajeta coyotas

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Prep Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
REsting Time: 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 40
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For the dough:
  • 8 C (1 kg) all purpouse flour
  • 1 C (200 gr) white sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 gr) salt
  • 1 C + 2 tbsp (250 gr) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 C + 2 tbsp (250 g) vegetable shortening, at room temperature
  • 3/4 C (180 ml) cold beer:
For the filling:
  • (550 gr) cajeta, pastry level, meaning of thick consistency
  • 1 tbsp (8 gr) cornstarch
  • 1 egg yolk
To form the coyotas:
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 eggs, for the egg wash
  • White sugar, for decorating

Method
 

For the dough:
  1. In a large bowl, sift the flour and then add the sugar and salt. Mix very well with clean hands trying to break up the sugar a little.
  2. Add the butter together with the vegetable shortening and knead with the fingertips so that the ingredients are well integrated and a sandy dough is formed.
  3. Add the cold beer and mix with your hands for a few minutes until a smooth and homogeneous dough is obtained. It is important not to knead excessively and to add more beer if the dough is too dry.
  4. Once the dough is ready, cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and let it rest for 15 minutes.
For the filling:
  1. Add all ingredients to a medium bowl and mix with a spoon until well blended.
To form the empanadas:
  1. On a clean, floured surface, roll out the dough with the help of a rolling pin in an irregular pattern until very thin, about 2 mm thick.
  2. Using a circular cookie cutter or a glass of about 7 cm in diameter, cut circles all over the rolled out dough. Collect the excess dough, roll it out again and again cut circles to use all the dough.
  3. To form the coyotas add 1/2 tablespoon of the cajeta filling in the center of a circle of dough. Spread a little egg white on the edge of another circle of dough and immediately place it on top of the other one with the filling to serve as a lid. Flatten the edges of the coyota a little so that it closes very well and repeat the same process to form the rest of the coyotas.
  4. Preheat the oven to 180° C. Place the coyotas already formed in large baking pans greased with a little butter so they do not stick. To close the coyotas so that the filling does not come out, flatten the edges of each one with a fork and then prick them only once on top with the same fork.
  5. Before baking, with the help of a kitchen brush, brush the coyotas with beaten egg and then sprinkle them with a little white sugar. Bake the coyotas at 180° C for approximately 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
  6. Once ready, remove the coyotas from the oven and let them cool completely before eating. Ready!
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