How to make Quick & Easy Honduran Baleadas & Homemade Cheese | Cultures for Health

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.

Make queso blanco by heating 1 gallon of milk to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

If using buttermilk, add it to the milk and let it sit for 4 hours after reaching 75 degrees.

Stir in 1-2 teaspoons of citric acid dissolved in water after 4 hours.

Heat the mixture to 195 degrees Fahrenheit while stirring gently until curds form.

Let curds sit for 5 minutes, then ladle into a colander lined with cheesecloth to drain.

Salt the drained cheese to taste and store in the refrigerator until use.

Heat flour tortillas in the microwave, oven, or skillet.

Layer refried beans, avocado or guacamole, queso blanco, and sour cream on the tortillas.

Fold the tortillas in half and serve with hot sauce.

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