Tortillas de maíz
Tortillas de maíz, from above
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Tortillas de maíz

Masa, water, salt and a hot comal. Fresh tortillas puff and smell like toasted corn.

30 minTime
6 gProtein each
mildSpice
Corn made bread2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayHand pressed corn tortillas.
The original
228kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
30minutessame

Tortillas de maíz.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Masa harina2 cups
Water1⅓ cups warm
Salt½ tsp

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Mix masa harina, salt and warm water into a soft dough. Knead 2 minutes and rest covered for 15 minutes.
  2. 2Roll into 16 balls. Press between two pieces of plastic in a tortilla press or with a heavy plate.
  3. 3Cook on a hot dry tawa 30 seconds, flip, 1 minute, flip again and press gently.
  4. 4Stack in a cloth to keep warm.
Serve it like this

Keep warm in a cloth lined basket on the table, so everyone takes them hot as they build their tacos.

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On the side Frijoles refritos45 min
On the side Salsa roja asada20 min
To drink Agua de jamaica20 min
Something sweet Calabaza en tacha120 min
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