World Flavors Cookbook

Baleada Clásica

Name: Baleada Clásica
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Honduras
Ingredients: 4 large flour tortillas (thick); 2 cups refried red beans; 1 cup queso fresco, crumbled; 1/2 cup mantequilla (Honduran-style sour cream); Optional: scrambled eggs, avocado, pickled onions

The most iconic Honduran street food: a thick flour tortilla folded over refried beans, queso fresco, and mantequilla.

Cuisine: Honduras

Ingredients

4 large flour tortillas (thick)
2 cups refried red beans
1 cup queso fresco, crumbled
1/2 cup mantequilla (Honduran-style sour cream)
Optional: scrambled eggs, avocado, pickled onions

Instructions

1. Heat the flour tortillas on a griddle until soft and slightly charred. 2. Spread a generous layer of hot refried beans on half of each tortilla. 3. Sprinkle with queso fresco and drizzle with mantequilla. 4. If adding extras like eggs or avocado, place them on top of the beans. 5. Fold the tortilla in half and serve immediately while hot.