Well, the dough was stiff. Since it was just flour, water, lard (but I substituted solid coconut oil) and salt, I set out to make them.
I made two and baked them to see how they would turn out. If they sucked, we would have a beef mixture for Argentine tacos. :-).
Again, they did not look great but girl, they tasted yummy!! So the other eight empanadas are in the oven baking!! I would recommend making the dough when you are ready to bake the empanadas. Do not let it sit in the Fridge for days. And the filling tasted pretty authentic. No need to add cheddar cheese to add flavor. We like the coconut oil, too. Yum. Time for another.