MASA HARINA

   Ingredient Insight from the BigOven Food Dictionary

See also masa.

Masa is a paste made by soaking maize in lime and then grinding it up. Masa harina is the flour made by drying and powdering masa. It is used in mexican cooking for items such as corn tortillas. The literal meaning is "dough flour".

 

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