GORDITAS

GORDITAS:
3/4 cup masa harina
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons lard
1 1/4 cup chicken stock or water
salt to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder
oil for frying

Mix masa harina and lard. Slowly add in the stock/water while mixing. Mix the salt and garlic powder into the flour and then add to the Masa mixture. Knead the mixture in the bowl for 2-3 minutes.

Pull off pieces of dough and roll in your hands to form a golf-ball sized ball. Lightly coat the balls with flour and place between to two pieces of plastic wrap. Roll out the balls or use a tortilla press until the gorditas are about 1/4 inch thick, much thicker than for tortillas.

Heat a comal (or a griddle) until hot. Cook the gordita for about one minute on each side, or until it is cooked through. Heat the oil over medium heat.

Place the cooked gorditas in the oil one at a time and cook until the gordita puffs up. Drain on paper towels.

Slice an opening in one end to open the pocket and stuff with your favorite fillings such as meat and beans. Maybe I'll have to do a post on traditional gordtas around here to get the fillings just right, but that's a different show.