Homemade Tortillas
because home made always tastes better
Homemade Tortillas
makes 16 tortillas / prep and cook time is about 30 minutes
Ingredients
2 cups - masa harina or maseca
1/2 tsp - salt
1 tbsp - olive oil
1 1/2 - cups warm water
Instructions
Step 1- Prep + make the dough
There is nothing worse than going to make something and realizing you don’t have the stuff !
Add 2 cups Masa Harina and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a mixing bowl. Add 1 cup of the warm water and stir until the water is absorbed. Add the rest of the water incrementally until the flour melds into a dough. Use your hands to knead the dough into a cohesive ball.
Step 2 - Separate the dough into little dough balls
If the dough is sticking to your hands simply add a few sprinklings of Masa Harina to dry it out. Conversely, if the dough is still crumbly then you can add splashes of water until it becomes cohesive.
Separate the dough into golf ball sized chunks, this will make tortillas approximately 4 inches across
Step 3 - Press the tortillas
Flatten the dough balls using a flat bottomed pan or a tortilla press. Be sure to line each side of the dough ball with plastic or Ziploc pieces. I usually just cut off the top of a gallon sized Ziploc bag and then make slits down the sides, leaving it connected at the bottom.
Heat a skillet or pan to medium-high heat. (Lately I use a tad over medium heat on my stove and this will have brown spots forming in about 60 seconds.)
Step 4 - Pan fry tortillas
Add a tortilla to the skillet and flip it after 10 seconds. Then cook each side for about a minute or until light brown spots are forming on the underside. Continue cooking the rest of the tortillas. I usually put one in the skillet and flatten the next one to expedite the process. Once cooked you can keep them warm by wrapping them in a tea towel or using a dedicated tortilla warmer. Serve immediately.
Save left over tortillas wrapped in a tea towel or paper towel and keep in a food safe zip bag or a food safe container and keep in the fridge for up to 5 days or keep in the freezer for up to 2 months. To reheat simply warm up again in a skillet or pan.
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