Homemade Corn Tortillas

Tortillas are a type of flatbread popular in Mexico and Central America, commonly made from wheat flour or masa.

Ingredients

• 2 cups masa (masa harina, masa lista)
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt

Steps

1. In a large bowl, stir together the masa and salt.
2. Add the water, and mix together well to form a dough.
3. Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead for 5 minutes.
4. Divide the dough into ¼ cup (3 oz / 90 g) portions, and form them into balls.
5. Roll each ball into a flat round about 6 inches (10 cm) in diameter and ⅛ inches (0.25 cm) thick.
6. Heat a large heavy skillet over medium high heat.
7. Place the tortillas one at a time into the dry hot skillet; cook until brown on one side, then turn and brown the other side.
8. Remove from the skillet and keep warm in cloth towel.

Adapted from “Homemade Corn Tortillas” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.