Tortas Fritas – A Snack for a Rainy Day

Name: Tortas Fritas – A Snack for a Rainy Day
Ingredients: While roaming the vast Argentine pampa, the gauchos of yore maintained a nomadic way of life that afforded limited access to foodstuffs. Many a gaucho subsisted on a diet restricted to grilled beef and mate. On occasion, the gauchos would fry up tort; As one of Argentina’s comidas criollas – traditional foods that evolved from the union of European cuisine with native ingredients and influences – tortas fritas boast a long tradition derived from the simple lifestyle led by the Argentine cowb; I recall that shortly after I first moved to Argentina, we experienced three consecutive days of driving wind and rain from a fierce storm. Housebound one afternoon as a result of the nasty weather, my fiancé’s grandmother announced that we were g; Even if you don’t have an Argentine grandmother to help you out, try your hand at making tortas fritas one soggy afternoon. Rest assured that coffee or hot chocolate makes a great accompaniment if there’s no mate in the cupboard.; Tortas Fritas; Yields 12 servings; Ingredients; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1½ tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. salt; 5 Tbsp. butter, melted; approx. 2/3 cup warm water; vegetable oil for frying; granulated sugar to sprinkle on top

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While roaming the vast Argentine pampa, the gauchos of yore maintained a nomadic way of life that afforded limited access to foodstuffs. Many a gaucho subsisted on a diet restricted to grilled beef and mate. On occasion, the gauchos would fry up tort

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As one of Argentina’s comidas criollas – traditional foods that evolved from the union of European cuisine with native ingredients and influences – tortas fritas boast a long tradition derived from the simple lifestyle led by the Argentine cowb

•

I recall that shortly after I first moved to Argentina, we experienced three consecutive days of driving wind and rain from a fierce storm. Housebound one afternoon as a result of the nasty weather, my fiancé’s grandmother announced that we were g

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Even if you don’t have an Argentine grandmother to help you out, try your hand at making tortas fritas one soggy afternoon. Rest assured that coffee or hot chocolate makes a great accompaniment if there’s no mate in the cupboard.

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Tortas Fritas

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Yields 12 servings

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Ingredients

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2 cups all-purpose flour

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1½ tsp. baking powder

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1 tsp. salt

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5 Tbsp. butter, melted

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approx. 2/3 cup warm water

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vegetable oil for frying

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granulated sugar to sprinkle on top

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