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First Make Your Tortilla
Preparation info
- Makes about
12
- Difficulty
Medium
Appears in
By Keith Floyd
Published 1989
All Mexican cookery starts with the tortilla. Buying them ready-made is simpler, but if you fancy having a go at making them yourself and can find some corn masa (speciality shops should have it), here’s how to do it.
Ingredients
Method
Mix the masa or wholewheat flour and water in a bowl until they form a dough that holds together. Divide into 12 pieces and roll each between your hands to form a ball. Place each in turn between 2 sheets of firm plastic, flatten with the palm of the hand, then roll out with a rolling pin, turning the dough over, still inside the plastic, until it is about