Cheese-potato Gorditas

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1/2 kg prepared masa harina flour
• 100 g crumbly queso fresco (fresh cheese)
• 3 cooked potatoes, skinned and mashed
• salt, to taste (abt a teaspoon)
• cooking oil, for frying

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients.
• 2 with hands shape into 2 or 2 1/2 inch diameter rounds, about 1/4 inch (1 cm) thick.
• 3 fry in hot oil.
• 4 drain excess fat and place on absorbent paper.
• 5 let cool a bit.
• 6 split horizontally carefully ( though not completely), so that filling doesn't slip out.
• 7 fill with favorite mexican dish filling and enjoy.
• 8 some filling suggestions: refried beans and cheese with chipotle, mashed or cubed potatoes with dried chorizo, mexican ground meat hash, shredded chicken or lamb with thick salsa, etc.