Oven Baked Sopes W/ Zucchini-Corn Filling

Got this recipe from Vegetarian Times. it says sopes are small round tartlette-like cakes made with masa harina the flour used to prepare tortillas. Instead of frying the sopes on a griddle, we've baked them for entertaining ease. Topped with zucchini-corn Filling or Pico de Gallo, they make beautiful appetizers or you can serve a trio of stuffed sopes as an entree. Zucchini corn filling is a ultraversatile filling works just as well in tacos, enchiladas and quesadillas as it does as a filling for sopes. The filling seemed to need the chili powder and I added some bell pepper. very simple flavor, and would be easy to spice up.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 24 sopes

Ingredients

• 3  cups masa harina
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese (optional)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  large egg, lightly beaten
• 3  tablespoons  vegetable oil or 3  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  cup  grated monterey jack cheese
• 3  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  small onion, chopped (1 cup)
• 6  garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2  medium zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (2 cups)
• 1⁄2 cup corn kernel
• 1⁄2 cup  cooked black beans
• 1⁄4 cup  coarsely chopped cilantro
• 2  tablespoons lime juice
•  chili powder, for sprinking
• 1⁄2 cup  crumbled queso fresco (optional) or 1⁄2 cup feta cheese (optional)

Directions

1. Sopes.
2. 1. preheat oven 350 line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. 2. whisk together masa harina parmesan cheese if using, baking powder and salt in bowl. stir in 2 1/2 cups hot water until mixture forms soft dough. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir egg, then oil into dough.
4. 3. Roll 1/4 cup dough into ball. Press into 3 inch disk on prepared baking sheet pinching together any cracked edges. Press indentation in center of disk using a small drinking class then shape 1/2 inch edge around indentation with your fingers. repeat with remaining dough.
5. 4. Bake 10 minutes or until sopes begin to look dry. Sprinkle each indentation with 2 tsp grated monterey Jack cheese. return to oven and bake 5 minutes more, or until cheese has melted. Top with Zucchini-corn filling or Pico de Gallo.
6. Zucchini-corn Filling.
7. Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute 7 minutes.
8. Add zucchini and corn and saute 7 minutes more.
9. Stir in beans and cook 2 minutes.
10. Stir in cilantro and lime juice.
11. Spoon into Sopes or tacos and sprinkle with chili powder and cheese if using.