Honduran Baleadas With Homemade Flour Tortillas Food

HONDURAN BALEADAS WITH HOMEMADE FLOUR TORTILLAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Mix in ½ cup of milk or water.
• Work in the liquid fat with your fingers until the dough comes together. Add more milk or water, a little at a time, as needed.
• Turn the dough out onto your counter and knead for 5-10 minutes, until you have a soft and smooth, but not sticky dough.
• Cover the dough with a dish towel and let rest for at least 30 minutes.
• When you are ready to cook your tortillas, heat an ungreased griddle or skillet over medium heat.
• Cut the dough into 8 equal portions and roll each into a ball. Roll each ball into an 8 ½ inch round, roughly ¼ inch thick. If your dough springs back on you, let it rest a little longer before continuing rolling.
• Place rolled dough onto the preheated, dry skillet and cook for 1 minute on each side, until lightly golden in spots and slightly puffy.
• Once cooked, you can jump straight to making your baleada (filling and folding), or you can finish making all your tortillas before filling them.)
• Continue with remaining dough, reducing the heat of your skillet as necessary. Keep the finished tortillas warm and soft by wrapping in a clean tea towel.
• Once all your tortillas are finished, make your baleadas!
• Mix the milk with the sour cream, adding a little at a time, until the cream is pour-able. Set aside.
• Heat a dry skillet over medium heat.
• Place tortilla in the skillet and heat both sides to soften.
• Transfer the tortilla to a plate and spread the beans on one half (roughly ¼ c). Sprinkle with your grated Parmesan cheese (about 1 Tb) and drizzle with cream (roughly 1-2 tsp).
• Fold the baleada in half.
• Continue with remaining ingredients and serve warm!

HONDURAN BALEADAS

Steps:

• Mix flour, water, vegetable oil, egg, and salt in a large bowl; knead until dough is smooth and no longer sticky.
• Form the dough into 8 golf ball-sized balls. Cover and let rest, about 20 minutes.
• Stretch each ball of dough into a thick tortilla.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook each tortilla until browned and lightly puffed, about 1 minute per side.
• Layer refried beans, avocado, and queso fresco over tortillas. Drizzle crema on top; fold tortillas in half over filling.

BALEADAS- CHEAP, EASY HONDURAN MEAL

Steps:

• Butter the tortillas to your taste.
• Spread beans evenly over each tortilla.
• Sprinkle queso duro on top. (you'll have to grate it).
• Microwave for 20 seconds.
• Fold your tortillas in half and enjoy!

SOFT HOMEMADE FLOUR TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Whisk the baking powder and salt into the flour.
• Mix in egg using a wooden spoon.
• Cut in the lard (easiest using a pastry cutter, but can be done with forks or butter knives).
• Add warm water.
• Mix, then knead for 5-10 minutes until smooth (I do about 5 minutes).
• Lightly coat hands with some of the reserved lard, and then shape dough into 12 balls. It will be necessary to re-coat hands every 1-2 tortillas. The dough will seem too wet, but it's okay!
• Lightly flour your board and rolling pin, roll out into thin disks. If you're having trouble getting the tortillas thin enough, use a little more flour on your dough board.
• Fry in a dry pan (no oil) on medium high heat, flipping once.
• Keep warm in towel until ready to serve. Or keep in gallon ziplock in the fridge.
• OPTIONAL: Kitchen-Aid mixer with dough hook will work instead of hand-kneading.
• OPTIONAL: I actually prefer to cook them as I roll them, instead of rolling them all out and then cooking them.
• OPTIONAL: Original recipe instructs, after kneading, to place in a NON-metallic bowl, cover with a wet paper towel, and let rest for 20 minutes. Then again, after shaping balls, rest again (similarly covered) for 10 minutes. I usually skip these steps and think they're still great.
• NOTE: Supposedly you should try to make SMOOTH balls, tucking in the bottom similar to yeast rolls, but in my opinion, it makes no difference.