Honduran Baleadas recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup water
½ cup vegetable oil
1 egg
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups refried beans, warmed
1 avocado, sliced
½ cup crumbled queso fresco (fresh white cheese)
¼ cup crema fresca (fresh cream)

Nutrition Info

390.3 calories
carbohydrate: 36.9 g
cholesterol: 43.5 mg
fat: 23.1 g
fiber: 5.9 g
protein: 10.1 g
saturatedFat: 5.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 368.5 mg
sugar: 0.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Mix flour, water, vegetable oil, egg, and salt in a large bowl, knead until dough is smooth and no longer sticky.

  2. Form the dough into 8 golf ball-sized balls. Cover and let rest, about 20 minutes.

  3. Stretch each ball of dough into a thick tortilla.

  4. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook each tortilla until browned and lightly puffed, about 1 minute per side.

  5. Layer refried beans, avocado, and queso fresco over tortillas. Drizzle crema on top, fold tortillas in half over filling.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

In El Salvador there are pupusas. In Mexico there are tacos. In Honduras there are Baleadas. The simple version consists of a thick flour – though sometimes corn – tortilla that has been put on a charcoal grill. It's slathered in refried black beans and a bit of white farmers cheese then folded over like an American-style soft taco.

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