Baleadas

Thick flour tortilla folded over beans, cheese and cream.

Ingredients

• 4 cups Flour
• 1½ cups Warm water
• ½ cup Oil
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 2 cups Red beans
• 1 Onion
• 3 cloves Garlic
• 1 cup Sour cream
• 1 cup Crumbly white cheese
• 4 Eggs
• 2 tsp Salt

Method

1. Make the dough — Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, oil and warm water into a soft dough and rest 30 minutes.
2. Cook the beans — Fry the onion and garlic, add the cooked beans, and mash into a thick refried paste.
3. Roll — Roll the dough into large thin rounds, thicker than a Mexican tortilla.
4. Griddle — Cook on a dry hot pan for 1 minute a side until puffed and lightly spotted.
5. Fill — Spread beans over half, add cream, crumbled cheese and scrambled egg.
6. Baleadas are ready — Fold in half and eat hot.

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