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Homemade Corn Tortillas
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Homemade Corn Tortillas

Recipes »  Main Dish  »  Tacos, Burritos and Enchiladas

Easy way to make your own tortillas at home for a variety of uses.

"Something that works better than plastic wrap is a large zip top bag and cut along the side seams. This type of plastic sites not sick to the dough as much.
" - Abrunette

Yield: 16 Ready in 40 minutes

Cuisine: mexicanMain Ingredient: corn

(4.7, 3) 100% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 16
2 cupsmasa flour; (loose packed)
1/4 tspSalt
1 1/4 cupsWater
1 ~tip... you can add some chopped cilantro

Homemade Corn Tortillas Preparation

In a bowl mix ingredients until the dough comes together about 2 minutes.If the dough feels dry add a TBS of water at a time. You want to knead it a bit... for a minute or so. It will be the consistency of sandy play dough.Divide dough into 16 parts. Cover with a damp towel. If you have a tortilla press, line it with 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Place each ball between the plastic wrap and press until tortilla measures about 5 to 6 in in diameter. Peel plastic wrap CAREFULLY. If it tears just press together again to seal. If you are careful, it just peels off.

If you don't have a tortilla press do what I do and roll the balls between 2 sheets of plastic wrap using a rolling pin.Preheat a skillet on med -high. You may want to heat 2 skillets if you can work quickly like I did to speed the process up a bit. Cook tortillas one a at a time for 50 seconds or so . Turn on second side and cook for an additional 50 secs or so. Cover tortillas...I usually cover with plastic wrap so that the heat steams them up a bit and they do not dry out. Use in your favorite dish...enchiladas tacos, etc.

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  • Calories Per Serving: 102
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    9 months, 1 weeks, 6 days, 8 hours, 20 minutes ago
    Something that works better than plastic wrap is a large zip top bag and cut along the side seams. This type of plastic sites not sick to the dough as much.
    2 years, 2 months, 1 weeks, 23 hours, 34 minutes ago
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    Tags

    1. corn
    2. mexican
    3. Bread
    4. Summer
    5. Savory

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