El Salvador Treat - PUPUSA

Tonight we went over to Jon's house to eat Pupusa. Norma is leaving to go back to Canada next
week and we didn't want her to go until we tried her yummy El Salvadorian dinner "Pupusa".
She handmade the tortillas and they can be stuffed with cheese, beans, pork or beef. She stuffed
hers with homemade refried beans and some with just cheese inside. You can eat it with a topping
of cabbage that has been marinated in vinegar and onion I loved it, and will try to make it. I will miss Norma, we had such a good time, shopping, hiking, movies, laughing and eating. Our favorite places to shop were Ross, Marshalls, TJ Maxx and Costco (especially when we were hungry and sampled all the food). There is so much more I want to show her, but we are going to Rocky Point together and that will be very fun. She taught me so much, especially to work hard and always have a good attitude. She loves to walk and sometimes would walk up to 3 hours a day with Chopper. She was so good to Jon and Ivette, always cleaning and cooking for them.

Pupusa Recipe

Ingredients:
2 cups of masa harina (I believe that is just corn flour for the dough, sometimes called corn masa flour)
1 cup of Water
1 cup of Filling (you can use cheese, shredded pork, bacon, beans or even minced jalapeno peppers)

Method:

1. In a large bowl, mix together the maseca and water and knead well.
2. Knead in more water, one tablespoonful at a time, if needed to make a moist, yet firm dough. It should not crack at the edges when you press down on it.
3. Set aside to rest 5-10 minutes.
4. Roll dough into a log and cut into 8 equal portions. Roll each portion into a ball.
5. Press a hole in each ball with your thumb. Put about 1 tablespoon of desired filling into each ball and fold the dough over to
   completely enclose it.
6. Press the ball out with your palms to form a disc. Be careful that the filling doesn't spill out.
7. Place the dough between plastic wrap. Roll it out with a rolling pin to about 6" wide and 1/8-1/4" thick.
8. Heat a skillet over high heat.
9. Cook each pupusa for about 1-2 minutes on each side till lightly browned and blistered.

Serving: 8 pupusas