How to Make a Pupusas
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1. FILL DOUGH : Oil heel of your hand with fat. Rotate dough, pressing with your fingers to form a 4" concave disk, 1/2" thick. Cupping dough in your hand, press filling into center of disk.
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2. CLOSE EDGES : Gradually shape dough up and around the filling, rotating it in your hand as you work. When edges meet, pinch them together and smooth the seal, constantly turning dough.
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3. SHAPE DISK : Hold filled dough in one hand and pat with the other, turning and evening edges as you work. Finished pupusa should be 4 1/2" in diameter. Re-oil hands periodically to keep dough supple.
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4. FRY PUPUSA : Rub both sides of pupusa with fat and fry until well browned, about 3 minutes each side. Cook pupusas immediately, since dough dries quickly.
Techniques

How to Make a Pupusas

httpswww.saveur.comsitessaveur.comfilesimport2007images2007-1232_pupuseria_1.jpg
1. FILL DOUGH : Oil heel of your hand with fat. Rotate dough, pressing with your fingers to form a 4" concave disk, 1/2" thick. Cupping dough in your hand, press filling into center of disk.
httpswww.saveur.comsitessaveur.comfilesimport2007images2007-1232_pupuseria_2.jpg
2. CLOSE EDGES : Gradually shape dough up and around the filling, rotating it in your hand as you work. When edges meet, pinch them together and smooth the seal, constantly turning dough.
httpswww.saveur.comsitessaveur.comfilesimport2007images2007-1232_pupuseria_3.jpg
3. SHAPE DISK : Hold filled dough in one hand and pat with the other, turning and evening edges as you work. Finished pupusa should be 4 1/2" in diameter. Re-oil hands periodically to keep dough supple.
httpswww.saveur.comsitessaveur.comfilesimport2007images2007-1232_pupuseria_4.jpg
4. FRY PUPUSA : Rub both sides of pupusa with fat and fry until well browned, about 3 minutes each side. Cook pupusas immediately, since dough dries quickly.

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