I love flour tortillas, Paul loves corn, and since I do the shopping guess which one we usually have in our fridge? Lately we've been eating corn tortillas. I don't know what it is about commercial corn tortillas, but they suck! So I decided to make my own. I went to my computer, typed corn tortillas and viola! 2,150,000 entries just waiting for me to view: definitions, images, recipes, blogs, videos -- amazing!
The ingredients are so simple: Masa Flour (not corn meal) which I found at Fred Meyer, a little salt, and some water. You don't even need any special equipment! Forget about buying a tortilla press -- just cover your cutting board with some plastic wrap, add another sheet of the plastic over the tortilla dough, and then smoosh it with a glass baking dish!
Quick, easy, and so much tastier than store bought -- you have to try it!
Corn Tortillas (makes 8 tortillas)
1 cup Masa Flour
2/3 cup water
1/8 tsp salt
Combine ingredients in bowl. Mix thoroughly for a few minutes to form soft dough. Add water (1 tbsp at a time) to dough if it feels too dry.
Divide dough into 8 equal balls. Cover with damp cloth to keep dough moist. Line a cutting board with a sheet of plastic wrap. Place ball of dough on board, and cover with another sheet of plastic wrap. Slowly press a 9x9 glass baking dish on dough until tortilla measures approx 5" in diameter.
Looks yummy. What did you do with those tortillas?
ReplyDeleteWe had tacos and black bean salad (1st picture). Not very imaginative but it was tasty!
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