Ingredients

Ingredients For the pastry

• 450g/1lb plain flour

• 2 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp salt

• 60g/2¼oz butter, diced into 1cm/½in cubes

• 60g2¼oz lard, diced into 1cm/½in cubes

For the béchamel sauce

• 225ml/8fl oz milk

• ¼ small onion, finely chopped

• 2 black peppercorns

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 blade mace

• 2 parsley stalks

• 15g/½oz butter

• 15g/½oz plain flour

For the sweetcorn filling

• 100g/3½oz butter

• 3 spring onions, finely chopped

• ½ green pepper, seeds removed, finely chopped

• 1x340g/12oz can sweetcorn, drained

• handful parsley, chopped

• 2 tbsp grated parmesan

• pinch of chilli powder or cayenne pepper

• salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 1 tsp caster sugar

For frying

• Vegetable oil

Description

Empanadas Are Perfect For Picnics Or Pop A Couple Of These Creamy Corn Pasties In Your Lunchbox.

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