Lynn's
Gorditas
2 cups Masa Harina®
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups boiling water
Vegetable oil (for frying)
Thoroughly mix the Masa Harina®, oil, salt and boiling water. Let dough stand
for 20 minutes to firm. Shape into round, patty-like cakes, the size of uncooked
biscuits. Heat 2 inch of oil in a large pan and fry them until golden brown on
both sides, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Makes 16.
To use
Slice a gordita open on the edge, cutting about one-third of the way around it.
Repeat with the remaining gorditas. Coat the inside of each gordita with a
generous tablespoon of warm refried beans, then spoon in picadillo to fill the
gorditas about two-thirds full. Top with lettuce and cheese and serve
immediately, accompanied with guacamole and salsa.
Fill with green chile sauce, shredded Monterey jack cheese and avocado slices.
Fill with any favorite filling.
Desert
Arabian
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen
1 million sq. mi.
Gravel plains, rocky highlands; one-fourth is the Rub al-Khali (“Empty
Quarter”), the world's largest expanse of unbroken sand