Photo: Dragne Marius
Ingredients
- 2 cups masa (masa harina, masa lista)
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
1
In a large bowl, stir together the masa and salt.
2
Add the water, and mix together well to form a dough .
3
Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead for 5 minutes.
4
Divide the dough into ¼ cup (3 oz / 90 g ) portions, and form them into balls.
5
Roll each ball into a flat round about 6 inches (10 cm) in diameter and ⅛ inches (0.25 cm) thick.
6
Heat a large heavy skillet over medium high heat.
7
Place the tortillas one at a time into the dry hot skillet; cook until brown on one side, then turn and brown the other side.
8
Remove from the skillet and keep warm in cloth towel.
Recipe sourced from
wikibooks