Empanada Dough Recipe - Masa Para Empanadas

• 4 cups flour
• 1 -2 teaspoon salt
• 2 -3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, chilled
• 12 tablespoons lard or 12 tablespoons vegetable shortening, chilled
• 3/4 - 1 cup water
• 2 egg yolks

1. Sift the flour into a bowl. Stir in the salt and the sugar.
2. Blend the butter and shortening (or lard) into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter or with two knives, until fairly well blended.
3. Whisk the egg yolks wiht 3/4 cups water. Stir in the 1/2 cup of water/egg mixture, a little at a time until the dough starts to come together smoothly. Keep kneading the dough, adding more water/egg a little bit at a time as necessary (you made need a few tablespoons extra of water), until the dough is smooth. The dough will seem a bit shaggy until it has thoroughly chilled.
4. Cover the dough with saran wrap and refrigerate for about an hour. (Dough can also be kept overnight (or a couple of days) in the refrigerator) Dough should be soft and smooth, and not elastic - if you poke a hole in it with your finger, the indentation should remain.
5. Turn dough out onto a floured surface, and roll into desired thickness.
6. Makes enough dough for 10-12 large empanadas.

flour, salt, sugar, butter, lard, water, egg yolks

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/empanada-dough-recipe-masa-para-empanadas-505192 (may not work)