corn tortillas :)

I recently learned how to make corn tortillas thanks to a friend (thank you!).  Central Americans eat tortillas like Bolivians eat potatoes and rice....it is eaten everyday!  Making them is fun and they taste sooooo much better than the store bought ones :)  If you invest some time in making these delicious tortillas, your meal will turn out to be extra scrumptious.  You can pair tortillas with any legume....we used lentils and some veggies.

Corn Tortillas:

You will need: Maseca flour, water, a plastic bag, and a rolling pin

 In a bowl, mix the flour with a bit of water at a time, incorporating the water into the flour.  The mixture should not get too moist that it sticks to your hands.  Have a bowl of water so that you can add more as you form your tortilla as you make them, because they can dry out.  Cut the sides of a ziploc bag and make a ball of dough.

press down on the ball with your palms

place dough in between the plastic bag

flatten the tortilla with a rolling pin

 

use your 2 index fingers to press on the sides to make a smooth round tortilla

place the tortillas on a slightly oiled griddle until they are a bit toasted

Make sure to wrap the tortillas so that they stay warm!

You can serve with anything you like! Here's what I did....I cooked some lentils and cut up some veggies and placed it in the tortilla.  It was yummy, especially with warm tortillas.

presentation is everything ;)

♥ faby