Pupusas (el Salvadorean Tortilla)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups masa harina
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 tablespoons shortening (not oil)
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 1/2 lb muenster cheese (shredded)

Recipe

• 1 combine dry ingredients.
• 2 cut shortening into dry ingredients with pastry blender.
• 3 add warm water a few drops at a time until dough is manageable.
• 4 knead dough 15-20 times.
• 5 let sit for 10 minutes.
• 6 form dough into balls the size of an egg.
• 7 roll out until 6 inches in diameter.
• 8 add some of the cheese to the top of one tortilla and then add another tortilla on top of that.
• 9 place on hot ungreased griddle .
• 10 cook 2 minutes on each side.
• 11 serve with cabbage and shredded carrots on top, or with sauerkraut or coleslaw or even a tomato sauce would be good. topped off with shredded cheese.