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Ingredients

For Tortillas: For Filling: 40 minutes

2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups of refried beans Cut time to 10
1 cup water 1 avocado minutes with

1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup of crumbled pre-cooked

1 egg queso fresco (fresh white tortillas
1/2 teaspoon salt cheese) 1/4 cup crema

-- or you can also buy pre- fresca (Mexican sour 8 servings

cooked fluffy flour tortilla -- cream)

Instructions

1. Mix flour, water, vegetable oil, egg, and salt in a large bowl; knead until dough

it smooth and no longer sticky.

2. Form the dough into 8 gold ball-sized balls. Cover and let rest, about 20
minutes.

3. Stretch each ball of dough into a thick tortilla.

4. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook each tortilla until browned
and lightly puffed, about 1 minute per side

5. Layer refried beans, avocado, and queso fresco over tortillas. Drizzle crema on

top; fold tortillas in half over filling.

*You can add more fillings of your choice: eggs, chicken, beef, the options are
limitless...*

Left: Owner Maria Benitez

Right: El Marinero located in Takoma Park
1319 University Blvd E, Takoma Park, MD 20912