Tortas fritas, Argentine fry bread
Dish: Side
Quantity: 4
Country: Argentina
Tortas fritas, typical of Argentina, Uruguay and most of Latin America, are fried flatbreads that are very easy to prepare with only 5 ingredients. Follow our step-by-step videos and learn how to prepare this delicious fried bread.
Ingredients
- 500 g. (17.6 oz / 1.1 lbs) all-purpose flour
- 250 ml. (8.5 oz) of warm water
- 100 g. (3.5 oz / 0.22 lbs) of melted lard
- 10 g. (2 tsp) baking powder
- 8 g. (1 1/4 tsp) salt
- Oil for frying
How To Make It
Step 1:
We begin the preparation of our tortas fritas, for it in a bowl mix the dry ingredients, such as flour, baking powder and salt, then add the warm water, butter and mix with the help of a wooden paddle until we see that the flour absorbs the liquids and begins to take the form of dough, pour it on a flat surface and knead until a smooth ball, finally we place it covered with plastic wrap and take it to the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Step 2:
After two hours, remove the dough from the refrigerator, take small portions and form balls the size of a golf ball, flatten them with a rolling pin and fry them in very hot oil, brown them on both sides, remove them from the pan, place them on absorbent paper and we have our delicious tortas.
Tips To Prepare It
You can substitute the lard for sunflower oil.
If you do not have time to let the dough rest, you can prepare the pancakes immediately, the cold and rest helps them to rise more and become fluffier when frying.
At the moment of kneading we only need that the ingredients are totally integrated, knead until you obtain a smooth dough, there is no need to knead for a long time.
What can we accompany this recipe with?
The tortas fritas can be eaten either sweet by coating them with sugar and accompanying them with your favorite spread (dulce de leche, nutella, jam) or with savory accompaniments such as ham or cheese.
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