TAKE YOUR MEAL TO THE NEXT LEVEL
There is no doubt that handmade tortillas are far superior to store-bought versions, plus they are fun to make. They also enable you to use yellow, white or blue masa flour. Storebought masa is absolutely fine to use and the results are pretty much the same. You will need a tortilla press to make tortillas or you can use a pie plate, or other heavy bottomed, round pot to press the dough instead.
TORTILLAS
Makes about 20 corn tortillas
Ingredients
500g masa flour 600ml warm water Pinch table salt
50ml vegetable oil vegetable oil spray for cooking
Method
Combine the masa, warm water, salt and oil in a bowl until you have a soft and non-sticky dough. Lightly spray a comal or heavy-based frying pan with oil spray and place over medium – high heat.
Place a square of plastic wrap over the bottom half of a tortilla press. To make 16cm tortillas, roll 50g of the dough into a ball and place it in the middle of the tortilla press. Cover with another square of plastic wrap (this stops the dough sticking to the press), then close the tortilla press and gently press to flatten the dough into a 3mm thick tortilla. If you are making 11cm tortillas, reduce the quantity of dough to 35g for each tortilla.
Open the tortilla press, remove the top layer of plastic wrap and flip the tortilla on to your hand.
Remove the bottom layer of plastic wrap and place the tortilla in the pan. Cook for about 2 minutes, then flip over and cook for another 2 minutes.
Repeat with the remaining dough, using more oil spray as needed.