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Torta Frita

Name: Torta Frita
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Argentina
Ingredients: 300g All-purpose flour; 50g Lard (or butter); 1 tsp Salt; 150ml Water; To taste Oil for frying; To taste Granulated sugar

Dessert

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Flat rounds of dough fried until golden — a rustic Argentine treat traditionally made on rainy days.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Torta frita is a humble fried bread from the Argentine countryside, made from little more than flour, lard, and salted water, flattened and fried. Because families traditionally make it at home when it rains, it's known as the 'rainy-day treat.' It's eaten freshly fried, dusted with sugar or alongside mate.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a rainy afternoon, the family gathers to fry torta frita and pass the mate gourd around.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

All-purpose flour 300g
Lard (or butter) 50g
Salt 1 tsp
Water 150ml
Oil for frying To taste
Granulated sugar To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix flour, lard, salt, and water and knead into a smooth dough.
Let the dough rest for about 20 minutes.
Divide into 8 pieces, flatten each into a round with your palms, and poke a hole in the center.
Fry at 170°C until golden on both sides.
Drain well and coat with sugar.

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