Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, homemade corn flour tortillas. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Homemade Corn Flour Tortillas is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Homemade Corn Flour Tortillas is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
We Have Almost Everything on eBay. Flatten the balls of dough with your hands - alternatively, use a tortilla press or roll them between two layers of cling film. Making homemade corn tortillas is actually almost ridiculously easy, once you get the hang of it. All you need is masa harina corn flour, water, a tortilla press (can use a rolling pin, but a tortilla press is helpful), and a hot griddle surface.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have homemade corn flour tortillas using 5 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade Corn Flour Tortillas:
- Take 150 g corn flour
- Get 150 g all-purpose or bread flour
- Take 1 tsp salt
- Get 3 Tbsp shortening, butter or lard (45 g)
- Prepare 2/3 cup water (180 ml)
We use a combo of flour and cornmeal to create tender, thin, foolproof tortillas. And they're less expensive, to boot. You'll never go back to store-bought again. Making the Homemade Corn Tortillas In this recipe, I use a combination of yellow cornmeal (polenta) / maize meal and cake or all-purpose flour.
Steps to make Homemade Corn Flour Tortillas:
- Mix the flours and salt together in a bowl. Add the shortening/butter/lard in small pieces and crumble it into the flour with your hands until it's sandy.
- Slowly add the water and mix with hands until the dough comes together enough that you can shape it into a ball without it falling apart.
- Remove the dough ball onto a floured surface and knead with the palm of your hand until it's soft and smooth, 5-10 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and roll each piece into a small ball.
- Return the balls to the bowl and cover with a clean, moist cloth or plastic wrap. Let rest for 30 minutes.
- Heat a flat frying pan or griddle on medium (without oil). When hot, form a ball into a flat, round shape with your fingers (about 4 inches round and 2~3 mm thick).
- Put it into the hot pan and cook on one side until you see little bubbles and the bottom is lightly browned (about 1-2 minutes).
- Flip over and lightly brown the other side for about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Don't over cook or they will get stiff!
- Remove the cooked tortilla onto plate covered with a clean tea towel or cloth, and cover the tortilla with the cloth to keep warm and moist.
- Repeat with the process with the rest of the dough balls until all are cooked. Stuff with your favorite fillings and enjoy!
- If you have leftover tortillas or make extra, let them cool off and then store in a plastic bag. To reheat, wrap in plastic wrap and microwave for 20-30 seconds OR wrap in aluminum foil and heat in a 350°F/180°C oven for 10 minutes.
You'll never go back to store-bought again. Making the Homemade Corn Tortillas In this recipe, I use a combination of yellow cornmeal (polenta) / maize meal and cake or all-purpose flour. The cornmeal gives the tortillas a sweet toasty flavour and the flour makes it softer and easier to handle and holds the fine corn together. Corn tortillas are made from masa harina, meaning "dough flour." This special flour is dried corn that has been soaked in limewater and finely ground. The easiest way to make round tortillas is to purchase a tortilla press.
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