Honduran Baleadas | Vegan Honduran food

refried beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Black beans are lower in fat, while pinto beans are often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: crema

Greek yogurt offers a healthier alternative with similar creaminess.

cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: cotija cheese

Feta is lower in calories, while cotija is often more affordable.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: salsa

💰Cheaper: homemade hot sauce

Salsa can provide flavor with fewer preservatives.

Simmer black beans in 8 cups of water for 5 hours or more until soft, adding salt at the end.

Saute diced onion until it has some color, then add 2 cups of beans and simmer with 3 chile japones.

After the beans reduce in liquid, blend or mash to a paste to make refried beans.

For cashew cream, blend 1 cup of soaked cashews with 1/2 lemon juice and 2 tsp salt until smooth.

For tortillas, mix 3 cups of all-purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder, and 1 tsp salt in a bowl.

Add 3 tbsp of vegetable shortening and 1 cup of hot water, mixing until a dough forms.

Knead the dough until smooth, then divide into portions and flatten into discs.

Cook each tortilla in a skillet until lightly browned on both sides.

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