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Basic Gorditas

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Servings: 8 gorditas
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • For the Gorditas:
  • 2 cups masa harina
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1.5 cups warm water
  • 2 cups refried beans
  • enough vegetable oil for frying (optional) See notes if you want to air-fry them instead.
  • For garnish:
  • thinly sliced or chopped onion
  • crumbled Queso Fresco
  • Mexican or sour cream
  • shredded lettuce
  • your favorite salsa

Method
 

  1. Make the dough: In a large bowl whisk the masa harina, the flour and the salt and start adding the water gradually. Knead until the dough comes together in a ball. It should be soft and smooth.
  2. Preheat a heavy skillet or griddle over medium heat. It should be hot when you cook your gorditas,
  3. Divide the dough into 8 equal balls. With the palms of your hands or using a tortilla press, press them down into 3.5" discs, to a thickness of 1cm (.19 inch).
  4. Cook the gorditas on the hot griddle/skillet for about 5 minutes on each side, until fully cooked inside. You can fry them, once you cooked them on the griddle, in hot vegetable oil for 1 - 2 minutes for each side, although this step is optional. See notes to air-fry your gorditas to give them a "fried" feel.
  5. Carefully open with a knife one side (go around the edge about 3/4 of the way; do not completely cut off the top) of your gorditas and fill them with 2 -3 tablespoons of warm refried beans. Garnish and enjoy warm with your favorite salsa.

Notes

To air-fry your griddle/skillet cooked gorditas in your Air Fryer instead of frying them in oil: working in batches and depending on the size of your air-fryer, place 2 - 3 gorditas in the air fryer basket. Set the air fryer to 320 F, and set time to eight minutes total. Flip them over at the 4 minute mark and continue air frying for the remaining four minutes on the other side. 
You can make your gorditas ahead and keep them refrigerated for 2 - 3 days. They can be reheated in the microwave, or you can wrap them in foil and warm them up in a hot skillet.