| Corn Tortillas | ||
| YIELD: 16, 5 inch Tortillas | ||
| Amount | Measure | Ingredients |
| 2-1/2 | Cups | Instant Masa Harina |
| 1/4 | Teaspoon | Plain Salt |
| 2-1/2 | Cups | Boiling Water |
|
Preparation Mix mas harina or blue corn flour with salt. If you are making blue corn tortillas add culinary ash or chamisa, mix well. Add boiling water to dry ingredients and blend well. Cover and let masa or dough rest for 20 minutes. Heat
the
griddle
and
oil
lightly
.In
tortilla
press,
place
a
piece
of
plastic
(plastic
bag
not
wrap).
Form
masa
into
small
balls,
about
the
size
of
a
golf
ball.
Place
masa
ball
between
layers
of
plastic
and
gently
press
down
on
tortilla
press;
remove
tortilla
from
plastic
and
place
on
hot
griddle.
Let
tortilla
cook
for
about
a
minute
on
each
side,
or
until
tortilla
is
done
and
has
started
to
have
brown
spots. |
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