Gorditas de Lechera • Recipe

December 23, 2019

Gorditas de Lechera • Recipe

ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL

Here's a quick and easy holiday recipe from a Mexican household! Gorditas are a fluffy pastry traditionally filled with beans, cheese or meat. These are sweetened condensed milk gorditas that are a winter time favorite. I made them Zacatecas style (state that my father is from) where we like our food a little extra toasted!

Ingredients:
1 egg
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 cup of vegetable oil
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
3 - 4 cups of all purpose flour

Instructions:
1. Mix egg, baking powder, vanilla extract, milk, and vegetable oil.
2. Add condensed milk and mix well.
3. Add 2 cups of flour and mix with hands. Continue adding flour until mixture is no longer sticky (but not too stiff either).
4. Heat a pan to low heat.
5. Flatten the dough into circles (or heart shape!) with hands.
6. Add to the pan and flip when desired golden brown color is reached.

Allow to cool. Enjoy!