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We visited Las Cruces, New Mexico, to learn the secrets to these chubby little snacks.

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Gorditas are corn cakes made from masa dough with a pocket in the middle made for stuffing with delicious fillings! Eat them pan-cooked or fried!

Gorditas can be experimented with quite a bit. For instance, instead of slicing open the fried gordita, you may stuff the gordita with your favorite fillings at the dough stage, seal it much like empanadas. The best thing about cooking is that you can have or develop your own style. #mexicanfood #mexico #amigofoods #gorditas

We visited Las Cruces, New Mexico, to learn the secrets to these chubby little snacks. This recipe is inspired by the version we tried at Saenz Gorditas in Las Cruces, New Mexico (read about our visit here). To make tender, Las Cruces–style gordita shells (gordita means “little fat one” in Spanish), we started with corn flour (masa harina), which forms a dough with less structure than dough made with wheat flour. To avoid dry and crumbly or wet and pasty corn cakes, we combined 5 cups masa…

We visited Las Cruces, NM, to learn the secrets behind Saenz Gorditas. Their gorditas are so popular that customers are limited to a few apiece during happy hour.

This is the best gravy I have ever tried. It is rich and creamy. One of the family members was reading Paula Deen's book and this recipe was in there. So we tried and all fell in love with it. Even the picky youngsters of the family, will eat this with biscuits. It is a heart attack waiting to happen. This is only cooked twice a year because it is so sinful. I don't even like sausage and I love eating this gravy.

This gorditas recipe with Maseca is a keeper! Learn how to make those traditional Mexican corn pockets and fill them with anything you'd like, from delicious