How to Make Corn Tortillas
Making your own tortillas isn’t hard at all, only 2 ingredients are needed!
Mix the flour with 1 1/4 cups of warm water. Knead until mixture forms a smooth dough (like Play-Doh), and doesn’t crack when rolled into a ball (if it cracks, add 1 Tbsp more water at a time, until consistency is reached).
Roll dough into 12-16 balls, a bit bigger than a walnut. Cover balls with damp towel until ready to press.
Using a tortilla press, lay the ball between two pieces of plastic wrap (or wax paper), and place it slightly off center into the press, keeping it closer to the hinge side. Press, rotate dough slightly, then press again until a 6″ circle is created. Or use can use a rolling pin if you don’t have a press.
The best method to cook tortillas is using a cast iron griddle, however a cast iron skillet or even an electric fry pan will work, as well. Heat a DRY pan to medium-high, and place tortilla in for 30 seconds. Flip and cook for 60 seconds on other side, then flip again and cook for another 30 seconds. Wrap the hot tortillas in a foil package, then cover in kitchen towel to keep warm and soft while you cook the rest of the tortillas.
How to Make Corn Tortillas
Ingredients
- 2 cups masa harina corn tortilla flour
- 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cups warm water depending on the humidity
Instructions
- Mix the flour with 1 1/4 cups of warm water. Knead until mixture forms a smooth dough (like Play-Doh), and doesn't crack when rolled into a ball (if it cracks, add 1 Tbsp more water at a time, until consistency is reached).
- Roll dough into 12-16 balls, a bit bigger than a walnut. Cover balls with damp towel until ready to press.
- Using a tortilla press, lay the ball between two pieces of plastic wrap (or wax paper), and place it slightly off center into the press, keeping it closer to the hinge side. Press, rotate dough slightly, then press again until a 6" circle is created.
- The best method to cook tortillas is using a cast iron griddle, however a cast iron skillet or even an electric fry pan will work, as well. Heat a DRY pan to medium-high, and place tortilla in for 30 seconds. Flip and cook for 60 seconds on other side, then flip again and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Wrap the hot tortillas in a foil package, then cover in kitchen towel to keep warm and soft while you cook the rest of the tortillas.
Notes
Thank you, no more flour tortillas for me. I suppose you can freeze these corn tortillas! Looking forward to all the information you have.
Yes you can freeze the cooked tortillas. If you put a piece of waxed paper between each one before you freeze them, you can take out only what you need.
I like this recipe a lot.
I will try this, Thank You
Antonia.
Could we get a recipe for gluten/grain free flour tortillas ? I gave up corn and soy since Monsanto ruined them with GMO’S.
Great idea! I will add it to my list of recipes to create and test, and will let you know once it’s perfected!
sounds like a great recipe to try. thank u
Going to try this one to will let u know how they come out.Carol Markus
Try to get organic corn flour since most corn is GMO and sprayed witth toxic pesticides.
I’d love to hear how it works out for you!
For sure!
Thank you for the recipe, it’s a nice dough to work with.
What’s the best way to press them if you don’t have a tortilla press?
You can roll out the dough between plastic wrap or parchment, using a rolling pin. The only downside of the rolling pin is that it’s hard to make a perfectly round tortilla, which is why the press is so great. But either way, it just takes a bit of elbow grease!
Thanks for the recipe, however I’m limited to rice, oats, and potato. I’ll give it a whirl. Hope it works
It’s on my list to work on a flour tortilla recipe, so let me know how yours turns out and what you used!
You can buy gluten-free NON-GMO cornmeal from Bob’s Red Mill.
I never made Tortilla , what kind of ingredients, can be used to complete the Tortilla, I would like to try,mmMy e-mailis. [email protected], not Rogers as indicated
Thank you. Stanley
All the ingredients and directions are listed in the recipe at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!