Looks like your maseca mix could have used a bit more water to prevent the cracking on the surface of the tortillas.
Having said that, the whole thing looks delicious. I’m making some tomorrow after seeing this lol
Yeah I’ve made them a few times before and each time I try adding more water, but still get the crackly surface, I think maybe my pan is not hot enough.
It sounds like you’re missing a bit of fat - I love this recipe from king Arthur baking, 1 part fat per 10 parts flour by volume (1/4 cup fat per 2 1/2 cups flour) https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/simple-tortillas-recipe
Yeah, in researching recipes, they’re about 50/50 for and against adding fat. The hardliners say never to add fat as it’s unnecessary, but others say add some lard or butter to increase the pliability. The ones I made are still fairly pliable, they have a crackly surface but don’t actually crack or tear when folded.
I grew up with home made tortillas and my mom would probably disinherit me if I added lard or something like that lol. So I’m very much in the camp of only salt, water, maseca and nothing else, but I think experimenting is always fun so that is up to you.
I would try making them a bit thicker, and like you said a warmer pan. Also, flip them sooner and then flip them back at the end if you want them to be toastier, that may help too.
Damn, if I wasn’t so lazy I’d love to make this for lunch during the business week. They look amazing!
Honestly the tortillas are the easiest part, the dough is easy to work with and not messy, as long as you have a tortilla press it only adds around 20 min to the total cook time.
Maybe you could freeze them? I haven’t tried it, but I know they get moldy after like 24 hours if you try to make them ahead of time.
Definitely. Last week I made a tortilla press after breaking my cast iron one. Yesterday I made a batch of flour and a batch of corn tortillas because my wife doesn’t like corn tortillas. Today I made another tortilla press.
When everyone was making bread during covid I made some tortillas. I have a reputation as a prepper. My wife was confused why I wasn’t going out and buying everything. After eating some tortillas she said “so you can do this all the time. This is why you aren’t out panic buying. Because you can pull this off in an hour instead of 8. Why aren’t we eating tortillas every day?”
How did you make your tortilla press?
Scrap 2x4s, a large bolt, a dowel, some deck screws, a little glue, table saw, bandsaw, jig saw, drill press, drill
I can’t attach a picture without a 403 error.
Are you the guy that made a tortilla press for his 3yr old? I saw this on Imgur and it made my day imgur.com link.
I had no idea homemade tortilla presses were a thing, but I guess they had to come from somewhere before mass production
If I hadn’t snapped my cast iron one I wouldn’t have made my own. Cast iron isn’t supposed to do that. I made the second one to better and I accidentally had 6 beers worth of time to burn.
Not me. I can’t have kids because I understand that tortilla presses in the hands of a 3 year old becomes a finger crusher and if a kid isn’t old enough to make a tortilla press they aren’t old enough to use one. Age 6 is the right age for working with power tools.
I’m only half joking. My wife got herself fixed at 24 and and I got myself fixed at 40 because we both know that we both knew neither of us should ever have kids.
Nice! Great job!
ETA- you should share that on the woodworking community.
I’ve got stuff I’d love to post there and to cooking groups but these pesky 403 errors get in the way.
Definitely making tortillas tonight, thanks for the inspiration
What are the ingrediences? Looks yummy.
For the tortillas - corn masa, a pinch of salt, and enough hot water to form a soft, pliable (but not sticky) dough.
Filling was chili-lime marinated chicken, sour cream, mashed black beans, lettuce, oaxaca cheese, cilantro, & a generous drizzle of Valentina hot sauce.
One of the local taquerias does handmade tortillas on their premium dishes. They are so damn good
