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Crispy on the outside, creamy and sweet on the inside \u2014 these empanadas are filled with traditional arroz con leche<\/strong> (Mexican rice pudding), then fried to golden perfection and dusted with cinnamon sugar<\/strong>. A comforting dessert that tastes like home! \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd\u2728<\/p>\n 2 cups all-purpose flour<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00bd tsp salt<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 tbsp sugar<\/strong><\/p>\n 3 tbsp butter or lard<\/strong>, softened<\/p>\n 1 egg<\/p>\n \u00bd cup warm water or milk<\/strong> (adjust as needed)<\/p>\n 1 cup white rice<\/strong><\/p>\n 4 cups milk<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 cup water<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 cinnamon stick<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00bd cup sugar<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00bd tsp vanilla extract<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00bc cup sweetened condensed milk<\/strong> (optional for extra creaminess)<\/em><\/p>\n \u00bd cup sugar<\/strong><\/p>\n 2 tsp ground cinnamon<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Rinse the rice and place it in a pot with water and the cinnamon stick.<\/p>\n Cook over medium heat until the water evaporates.<\/p>\n Add milk, sugar, and vanilla, stirring occasionally until thick and creamy.<\/p>\n Let cool completely before using.<\/p>\n Mix flour, salt, and sugar.<\/p>\n Add butter and egg, mixing until crumbly.<\/p>\n Slowly add warm water or milk until a soft dough forms.<\/p>\n Let it rest for 15\u201320 minutes.<\/p>\n Roll out the dough and cut circles (about 10\u201312 cm).<\/p>\n Spoon a small amount of rice pudding<\/strong> in the center.<\/p>\n Fold over and seal the edges with a fork.<\/p>\n Heat oil in a deep pan over medium heat.<\/p>\n Fry empanadas until golden brown<\/strong> on both sides.<\/p>\n Drain excess oil on paper towels.<\/p>\n While still warm, coat them in cinnamon sugar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Serve warm or at room temperature<\/strong> \u2014 with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee for the perfect traditional Mexican treat. \u2615\u2728<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Crispy on the outside, creamy and sweet on the inside \u2014 these empanadas are filled with traditional arroz con leche (Mexican rice pudding), then fried to golden perfection and dusted with cinnamon sugar. A comforting dessert that tastes like home! \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd\u2728 Ingredients: For the Dough: 2 cups all-purpose flour \u00bd tsp salt 1 tbsp sugar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6896,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mexican-recipes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isticharati.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isticharati.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isticharati.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isticharati.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isticharati.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/isticharati.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6897,"href":"https:\/\/isticharati.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6894\/revisions\/6897"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isticharati.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isticharati.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isticharati.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isticharati.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Ingredients:<\/strong><\/h1>\n
For the Dough:<\/h3>\n
For the Filling (Arroz con Leche):<\/h3>\n
For Coating:<\/h3>\n
\nTURN TO THE NEXT PAGE TO READ INSTRUCTIONS<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/div>\nInstructions:<\/strong><\/h1>\n
1. Make the Filling:<\/h3>\n
2. Make the Dough:<\/h3>\n
3. Assemble the Empanadas:<\/h3>\n
4. Fry and Coat:<\/h3>\n