Corn Tortillas
Masa Harina is ground corn used to make corn tortilla. These can be used to stuff in stead of flour tortillas for burritos. Cut in to triangle 4 inch pieces and deep fried for corn tacos or fried whole and filled with fajita
Preparation time: 20 minutes Quantity: Makes approximately 12 Cooking time: 12-24 minutes
Ingredients
300g / 10 oz masa harina
250-350 ml cold water
Method
- By hand mix the water in to the masa harina in a large bowl
- Mix till you form a soft dough ball, but not sticky -if too wet add more masa harina if too dry add more water
- Knead the dough for 5-6 minutes
- Divide in to 12 balls
- Cover with a damp tea towel while you
- Roll out each one in a little flour - till approx. 15 cm wide (or use a tortilla press)
- Meanwhile heat up a griddle, frying pan or flat stove top
- Cook each one (with no oil) for about a minute or so on each side, they will change colour, curl up at the edges and bubble slightly