Name: Corn Tortillas Recipe
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mexican

Rustic homemade corn tortilla recipe: learn how to make corn tortillas from scratch, that are rich, flavorful, and easy to fold

How to make  Corn Tortillas Recipe

Sommer Collier

Crawler

Mexican

<p>Rustic homemade corn tortilla recipe: learn how to make corn tortillas from scratch, that are rich, flavorful, and easy to fold</p>

Non Vegetarian

Masa Harina

Lard

Salt

Hot tap water

Set out alarge mixing bowl, a cutting board and knife, acast ironor nonstick skillet, and atortilla press.

step 1

Measure the masa, lard, and salt into the mixing bowl. Pour very hot tap water over the lard to melt it. Mix the dough with a wooden spoon at first, then by hand until it is very smooth.

step 2

Press the dough into a rectangle. Then wrap in plastic and leave to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. *the rest time softens the masa to make the tortillas more flexible.

step 3

Set the skillet over medium heat. Place plastic wrap over the to top and bottom pressing-surface of the tortilla press. (some people like to slide a freezer bag over each section because it's a little more sturdy than plastic wrap.) cut the dough into 16 equal pieces, leaving them under the plastic, so they don't dry out.

step 4

One at a time, place a ball of corn tortilla dough in the middle of the press, just slightly closer to the hinge. Press down hard to flatten the tortilla into a paper-thin circle.

step 5

Gently peel the corn tortilla off the plastic and move it to the hot dry skillet. Make sure you lay it in the skillet carefully so it hasfull contact with the hot surface. Cook for approximately 1 1/2 2 minutes per side. *pulling the corn tortillas off the plastic is the only tricky part of the process. Because the tortillas are so thin and delicate, you might rip the first few in half. Simply form the dough back into a ball and repress.

step 6

Move the cooked corn tortillas to a holding plate and cover with a towel to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough. Serve warm.

Corn Tortillas Recipe

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