Honduran · Lunch & handhelds

Bean and egg baleadas

Name: Bean and egg baleadas
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 6 baleadas
Cuisine: Honduran
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided; 1/3 cup lard or neutral oil for the dough; 2 1/2 tablespoons neutral oil, divided; 1 cup warm water, plus more as needed; 2 cups cooked Central American small red beans; 1/2 cup bean cooking liquid; 1/2 small white onion, chopped; 6 large eggs; 2 tablespoons whole milk; 1 cup crumbled queso duro, queso fresco, or cotija; 3/4 cup Honduran crema or sour cream; 1 ripe avocado, sliced

Soft chewy Honduran flour tortillas folded around creamy fried red beans, softly scrambled egg, salty white cheese, crema, and avocado.

About 1 hr 50 minTotal

About 1 hr 10 minActive

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ModerateDifficulty

Makes 6 baleadas

Equipment

Preheat a 9-inch metal cake pan; the crust will be lighter but still valid.
Best starting skillet
Lodge 10.25-Inch Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet · L8SK3
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Another workable path: Preheat a 9-inch metal cake pan; the crust will be lighter but still valid.
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How we chose
Research-backed · reviewed Aug 2026
We matched the recipe’s diameter and preheating method, then checked material, heat retention, cooktop fit, weight, care, stable model identity, and exact destination. Kwilt has not cooked with this skillet.
Lodge 10.25-Inch Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet · L8SK3: The 10.25-inch seasoned surface matches the recipe footprint and retains enough heat to create the crisp cornbread edge promised by a preheated skillet method. Trade-off: It weighs more than five pounds, the handles become hot, and avoiding rust requires prompt hand washing, drying, and light oiling.
Another workable path: Preheat a 9-inch metal cake pan with the recipe’s fat; the crust will be lighter but the crumb and flavor remain valid.
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Ingredients

1× recipe · Makes 6 baleadas

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
1/3 cup lard or neutral oil for the dough
2 1/2 tablespoons neutral oil, divided
1 cup warm water, plus more as needed
2 cups cooked Central American small red beans
1/2 cup bean cooking liquid
1/2 small white onion, chopped
6 large eggs
2 tablespoons whole milk
1 cup crumbled queso duro, queso fresco, or cotija
3/4 cup Honduran crema or sour cream
1 ripe avocado, sliced

Instructions

Mix flour, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt. Rub in 1/3 cup lard, then add warm water until a soft slightly tacky dough forms. Knead until smooth, divide into six balls, coat with 1/2 tablespoon neutral oil, cover, and rest 40 minutes.
Cook onion in 1 tablespoon oil until golden. Blend beans with their measured liquid, add to the skillet, and fry while stirring until creamy, glossy, and spreadable, 7 to 9 minutes; season with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Roll each dough ball into a thin 10-inch round. Cook on a until bubbles rise and brown freckles form, 45 to 60 seconds per side. Stack immediately under a towel so the tortillas stay flexible.
Whisk eggs, milk, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Heat remaining tablespoon oil over medium-low and scramble slowly, folding until softly set and still glossy.
Spread each warm tortilla with about 1/3 cup beans. Add one-sixth of the eggs, cheese, crema, and avocado across one half; fold over and serve immediately.

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About this recipe

Baleadas are a signature Honduran food built on large, soft handmade flour tortillas spread with fried red beans; egg, cheese, crema, and avocado turn the sencilla into a fuller baleada mixta.

A simple Honduran baleada begins with a large flour tortilla, fried red beans, crema or mantequilla, and salty cheese. Adding egg makes the familiar baleada mixta/especial while keeping the bean spread—not meat or salsa—as its center. This Kwilt version follows the reviewed household adaptation: Author the characteristic large flour tortilla and red-bean paste, then add egg, cheese, crema, and avocado in restrained layers consistent with a baleada mixta.

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