Breads & doughs
Tortas Fritas (Argentine Fried Bread)
Traditional fried dough for rainy days with mate.
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 500 g flour (000)
- 250 g warm water
- 50 g lard or butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Lard or oil for frying
- Sugar for dusting
Step-by-step
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- Put the water, lard, salt, baking powder and flour in the mixing bowl; knead 3 min/closed lid/dough mode.
- Let the dough rest covered 20 min.
- Roll out the dough to 1 cm and cut discs; make a slit in the center.
- Fry in hot lard until golden on both sides.
- Drain on paper and dust with sugar.
Tips
- The center slit keeps them from puffing up too much.
- Serve them hot with mate.
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