Dessert for 12

Sweet Potato Bacon Gorditas

Name: Sweet Potato Bacon Gorditas
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 sweet potato; 4 slices bacon; 2 cups masa harina; 1 cup hot water; 1 tsp kosher salt

$0.92for 480 minServes 12

Masa cakes filled with mashed sweet potato and bacon are shaped, griddled, and served warm.

Photo: holajalapeno.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Sweet potatoes, 0.5 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.5 lb	$0.65Typical price
	Bacon, 0.25$6.49 each typical	0.25	$1.30Typical price
	Cornmeal, 10 oz$0.08/oz typical	10 oz	$0.80Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.76

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

80 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.23 per serving$0.92 for 4

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Ingredients

1 sweet potato
4 slices bacon
2 cups masa harina
1 cup hot water
1 tsp kosher salt

Steps

Heat the oven to 400 F.
Bake the sweet potato on a baking sheet for 40 minutes, or until tender.
Bake the bacon on a foil-lined baking sheet for 15 minutes, then crumble it.
Mix the masa harina, hot water, and salt, then rest the dough for 10 minutes.
Mash the sweet potato with the bacon, divide the dough into 12 balls, and fill each one.
Flatten the gorditas and cook them in a lightly oiled skillet over medium heat for 4 minutes per side.

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