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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.
- 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.
- 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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"cuisine": "MEXICAN",
"effort": "MEDIUM",
"course": "LUNCH_OR_DINNER",
"servings": 5,
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"instructions": [
"In a large mixing bowl, briefly whisk together masa harina and salt. Gradually add warm water, and stir.",
"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.",
"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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"reference_url": "https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/homemade-corn-tortillas/",
"total_time_minutes": 30,
"date_created": "2025-10-03T19:01:00Z"
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