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Homemade Corn Tortillas
Photo: Dragne Marius

Homemade Corn Tortillas

3 ingredients 8 steps wikibooks
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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

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