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Method
- 1
Make the dough. Mix the corn flour and sugar in the bowl. Add the warm water gradually, mixing with your fingers, then work in the melted butter and salt. Knead into a soft dough.
- 2
Add the cheese. Knead in the mozzarella and queso fresco in two additions until evenly speckled and smooth; add 1 tbsp water if it feels dry. Cover with the damp towel and rest for 15 minutes.
- 3
Shape. Divide into 8 portions (about 135 g each), roll into balls and pat each into a 10 cm disc about 1.5 cm thick.
- 4
Cook. Heat the griddle over medium-low heat; no oil is needed. Cook in batches for 7-8 minutes per side until deeply golden, with crisp cheese edges, and hot right through.
- 5
Serve. Top each with a little butter and serve straight away.
Storage
Best eaten hot. Refrigerate leftovers within 1 hour for up to 3 days and reheat in a dry pan until piping hot.
EU nutrition claims
- Low sugars: 1.8 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 96 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
1 g per serving
2 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 4 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- large bowl
- clean damp tea towel
- large heavy griddle or frying pan
- wide fish slice (spatula)
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 543 kcal |
| Protein | 11.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 70.8 g |
| of which sugars | 1.7 g |
| of which free sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 23 g |
| of which saturates | 14.2 g |
| Fibre | 0.7 g |
| Salt | 1.69 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
2 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
