Side Dish

Pupusas - Stuffed Bread From El Salvador is for Side Dish.

Pupusas - Stuffed Bread From El Salvador takes several minutes to prepare.

Pupusas - Stuffed Bread From El Salvador takes 5 minutes to cook.

Pupusas - Stuffed Bread From El Salvador makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Pupusas - Stuffed Bread From El Salvador are:

4 c. masa harina
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2 tsp. salt shopping list
2 tsp. baking powder ( not traditional but some recipe do include its use for lightness ) shopping list
4 tbsp. shortening (not liquid oil) ex: Crisco shopping list
1 1/2 c. warm water (approximately) as needed shopping list
1/2 lb. shredded muenster cheese or similar white cheese shopping list
Garnish: shredded cabbage, carrots or coleslaw shopping list

Here is how you make Pupusas - Stuffed Bread From El Salvador:

Combine dry ingredients, cut shortening into dry ingredients with pastry blender; add warm water a few drops at a time and work dough with hands until manageable.Knead dough 15-20 times then allow to stand for 10 minutes.Form dough into balls the size of an egg or golf ball; roll out one at a time until they are 6 inches in diameter.Add some of the cheese top center then put another layer of the tortilla and pat or roll flat to sealSome recipes, put filling in center and stretch out pupusa to enclose filling and then patted and rolled out again instead of adding a top layer.You can try either wayThen place on a hot ungreased skillet (one at a time).Cook 2 minutes on each side until done.Serve with El Salvodran coleslaw ( see separate recipe post ) or plain shredded cabbage and shredded carrots , chopped parsley on top.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MSROBY.

The nutritional information for Pupusas - Stuffed Bread From El Salvador is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 216.4

• Total Fat: 8.8 g
• Cholesterol: 10.6 mg
• Sodium: 460.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.7 g
• Protein: 6.1 g