Vegan Empañadas For Celiacs

ONLY 2 ingredients! BEST GLUTEN-FREE DOUGH!

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INGREDIENTS:

4 T chia seeds
3/4 C water
1 t tumeric
1 t salt
1 C rice flour +/-
2 cloves garlic
1/2 red pepper
1/2 onion
[Optional add ons: green pepper, green onion, leek]
Dry mix powders (cumin, garlic, parsley, onion, chili, sweet paprika,  salt)
1 C cooked lentil beans
1/4 C water from cooking lentils
Bunch of fresh cilantro

INSTRUCTIONS:

Blenderize chia and water to get a gelatinous consistency

Add tumeric (color) and salt

Slowly knead-in rice flour

If dough begins to dry out moisten your hands & continue

Wauté (water sauté) the veggies w/ seasoning mix

Add in lentils & it’s water, letting it sit to integrate for 5 minutes

Chop & add fresh cilantro

Filling is now ready.

ASSEMBLE:

Roll dough into a cylinder

Cut into 8 pieces

Roll each part into a ball, flatten each slightly

With rice flour on board, roll each into circles

Fill & fold, fluting edges

Arrange on parchment papered cooking sheet

Bake at 400 degrees for LESS THAN 20 minutes (to avoid becoming too hard)

May store in fridge up to 3 days

* After baking you may wrap & freeze them up to 3 months. Defrost for 10 minutes, then reheat in oven.

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