One of the best thing I ever eat my whole life is a Baleada . Simple food but so fulling. My mother made the best ballads I can remember … through the passing of time every time I eat so many baleada. i always compare them with the ones my mother use to do for me. you see for me food is memory every time I eat something want the food to be relate to a memory… call me crazy but through food I have learn so much but culture and the person that make it.
So for me to share this recipe so much more personal than anything else.
Ingredients
Tortillas:
2 cups all-purpose
1 cup water
½ cup vegetable oil
1 egg
½ teaspoon salt
Filling:
2 cups refried beans, warmed
1 avocado, sliced
½ cup crumbled queso fresco (fresh white cheese)
¼ cup crema fresca (fresh cream)
2 scramble eggs
Directions
Mix flour, water, vegetable oil, egg, and salt in a large bowl; knead until dough is smooth and no longer sticky.
Form the dough into 8 golf ball-sized balls. Cover and let rest, about 20 minutes.
Stretch each ball of dough into a thick tortilla.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook each tortilla until browned and lightly puffed, about 1 minute per side.
Layer refried beans, avocado, and queso fresco over tortillas. Drizzle crema on top; fold tortillas in half over filling.