Cooking Instructions

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Your empanadas are 80% baked. Upon receiving them, open the box immediately to release steam and ensure they stay nice and crisp. Once they cool down, keep them refrigerated. If you don’t plan to enjoy them within the next 24 hours, you may freeze them for up to 6 months. Check the instructions to reheat our frozen baked empanadas. 

CONVENTIONAL OVEN

- Preheat oven to 450 F for at least 15 minutes. 

- While the oven comes to temperature, take the empanadas out of the refrigerator

- Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil sprayed with oil or butter

- Place empanadas 1 inch apart

- Bake for 2 to 3 minutes, 5 minutes at most, depending on your oven.

Note: you are only warming up your empanadas as they have already been cooked. Leaving them in the oven longer than 5 minutes may result in dry, overcooked empanadas.

- Preheat oven to 450 F for at least 15 minutes

- Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil sprayed with oil or butter

- Take empanadas straight from the freezer, and place them 1 inch apart

- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown - Empanadas should reach an internal temperature of 165F.

• Cheese empanadas have shorter baking times. We recommend you bake them separately and take them promptly out of the oven once the dough rises and they are golden brown. Overcooking cheese empanadas will cause them to break and leak. 

TIPS

• Do not cover the empanadas while baking
• Do not microwave.
• You can use an air fryer if you like.

Remove the empanadas from the freezer and thaw them an hour before baking. 

CONVENTIONAL OVEN 

- Preheat oven to 450 F for at least 15 minutes. 

- Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil sprayed with oil or butter

- Place empanadas 1 inch apart

- Bake for 5 minutes at most, depending on your oven.

Note: you are only warming up your empanadas as they have already been cooked. Leaving them in the oven longer than 5 minutes may result in dry, overcooked empanadas.

MICROWAVE

We don’t recommend warming our empanadas in the microwave. If you just can’t wait to enjoy them, microwave them for 60 seconds. For a crispier taste, after microwaving, bake them for an extra minute in a toaster oven.