Corn tortillas

I love tortillas, and since they are really only available in plastic bags, I decided to try making my own. Its almost disturbing how easy they are to make! Here's how:


First buy some "masa harina", or corn flour, which is available in the ethnic food section of most grocery stores. Add the appropriate amount of water and a dash of salt, and stir into a dough. Divide the dough into 2 inch balls.




Put one of the dough balls between two pieces of wax paper, and press it down into a 6 inch circle using something flat like the bottom of a pot. (In this picture I used one of those plastic cookie sheet liners, and pressed it with the rice cooker pot.)



Put a tiny bit of oil into a nonstick pan on medium heat, and cook the tortiallas for about a minute on each side. You can store them for about a week in the fridge, although they dry out a bit. I just sprinkled a bit of water on them and put them back on the stove for a minute to revive them, but I now think its just as easy to make a fresh batch. It literally takes 5 minutes to make a couple of fresh, hot tortillas. Love it...viva Mexico!