How to Make Gorditas de Nata (Mexican Puffed Pastry Recipe)

Do you love fried food? Do you love pastries? Gorditas de Nata is like a fried sweet biscuit that is often served with coffee in the morning or with hot chocolate as a snack. If you’re looking to make something different for your family to munch on, these will definitely be a hit.

What are Gorditas de Nata?

Gorditas de Nata are sweet biscuits made with clotted cream. The dough is shaped into a round and then fried on both sides until golden brown and cooked through. The recipe below doesn’t use clotted cream, just heavy cream.

When do you serve Gorditas de Nata?

Gorditas de Nata can be served in the morning for breakfast or as a snack sometime during the day.

What do you serve with Gorditas de Nata?

Coffee and hot chocolate are often served with Gorditas de Nata. You can also serve with any sort of jam you like. A tart jam would help cut through the richness of the pastry. You can order your ingredients at Walmart and have them delivered or scheduled them to be picked up.

What are the ingredients to make Gorditas de Nata?

To make this Gorditas de Nata recipe, you are going to need the following ingredients:

• Sugar
• Egg
• Flour
• Baking powder
• Heavy cream
• Vanilla extract
• Oil for the pan

How to make Gorditas de Nata

Now that you have gathered your ingredients it is time to make Gorditas de Nata. All you have to do is follow the steps below:

In a bowl, beat the sugar and egg until lighter in color. You can do this by hand or with a handheld mixer.

Add the flour, baking powder, heavy cream, and vanilla extract and mix for around 4 minutes or until you have a thick dough. Mix the flour and baking powder together before adding the other ingredients to ensure thorough incorporation.

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. You only need enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan. This is a shallow fry, not deep frying.

Roll around 1/4 cup dough into a ball and flatten to shape the gordita. Transfer to the pan and repeat the process with the rest of the dough. You can also shape all of them at once and then fry if you’re uncomfortable about trying to watch the ones that are frying while shaping the others.

Cook for 4 minutes per side or until done. Drain on a paper towel once done.

Your Gorditas de Nata are ready to serve!

Gorditas de Nata Recipe

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