🇺🇾 Uruguayan Cuisine

Torta Frita

Fried Dough Cake

Prep Time 30 min

Servings 8

Difficulty Easy

Calories 217 kcal

Flat rounds of simple wheat dough deep-fried until puffed and golden with a crispy exterior and soft, pillowy center, traditionally eaten on rainy days with a cup of mate.

Ingredients

500g flour
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp vegetable oil
200ml warm water
Vegetable oil for frying
Sugar for sprinkling

Instructions

1 Mix flour and salt. Add oil and warm water gradually, kneading until smooth elastic dough forms.
2 Rest dough covered for 15 minutes.
3 Divide into 8 portions. Roll each into a flat round disc about 1cm thick.
4 Poke a small hole in the center of each disc to help even frying.
5 Fry in hot oil (175C) until puffed and golden on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
6 Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with sugar. Serve immediately.

Did You Know?

There is a beloved Uruguayan tradition that tortas fritas must only be made when it rains — families gather in the kitchen on rainy days to fry batch after batch while sharing mate.