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corn tortillas
servings 5
- 1 cup masa
- 0.75 cup warm water
- 0.25 tsp sea salt
instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, briefly whisk together masa harina and salt. Gradually add warm water, and stir.
- 1 cup masa
- 0.75 cup warm water
- 0.25 tsp sea salt
- Use your hands to knead the dough for 2-3 minutes in the mixing bowl until it is smooth and forms a cohesive ball. The texture should similar to Play-Doh. If you roll it up into a ball and flatten it, it should NOT have lots of creases in it. You can always add either more masa or water.
- 1 cup masa
- 0.75 cup warm water
- You can preroll the tortilla balls at this stage.
- Cover the bowl with a damp towel and let rest for 20-30 min.
- Cook tortilla in HOT skillet. It should roughly go: 20 sec, 20 sec, 15-20 sec (or until it puffs). You can press edges with spatula to help them puff.
- Transfer tortilla to tortilla warmer with cloth to let them steam for ~10 min.
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