Quick Masa Dough
A fast masa dough made with masa harina and warm water, ready to rest briefly before shaping into gorditas or other corn-based recipes.
Prep 5 min · Total 20 min · Makes about 3 cups dough
Ingredients
- 2 cups masa harina
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
Directions
Add the masa harina, flour, baking powder, and salt to a mixing bowl, then whisk everything together until evenly blended. Pour the lard across the dry mixture and whisk again until it breaks into little pea-sized bits. Clean the dough off the whisk, add the water, and stir well with a wooden spoon. Scrape off the spoon, then use your hands to knead the dough just until it gathers into a smooth ball, about 2 minutes. Drape a towel over the bowl and leave the dough to rest for 15 minutes before using it in your recipe.