Tortillas De Harina Recipes

TORTILLAS DE HARINA (FLOUR TORTILLAS)

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a a medium sized bowl. In a small bowl, combine warm water and oil.
• Add liquid mixture to the flour one tablespoon at a time, mixing with a fork after each addition.
• Lightly flour a cutting board and knead dough about 4-5 minutes or until smooth.
• Place dough in a bowl and cover with a damp cloth for 20 minutes.
• Divide dough into 12 balls. Place on a place and cover with the damp cloth for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pre-heat a comal or skillet to medium/high.
• Using a floured rolling pin, roll each ball into tortillas of about a 6 inch diameter and 1/8 thick. (Alternative: Line a tortilla press with wax paper and press to desired thickness).
• Place a tortilla on comal/skillet for 30 seconds or until the dough begins to bubble and turn brown. Flip and cook other side.
• Keep cooked tortillas covered in a tortilla warmer, or place on a cookie sheet in a warm oven, while finishing all the tortillas.).

TORTILLAS DE HARINA - FLOUR TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients.
• Make a "hole" in the middle of your "mountain" of flour.
• Add oil and water and start mixing.
• When the dough is firm enough, knead it a bit on a flat surface.
• "break" pieces off the dough (about the size of a golf ball) by squeezing it with your thumb and index finger (like you're choking it).
• Make several round balls (called "testales"), and placed them on a floured surface (cookie sheet works great).
• Let the testales rest for about 30 minutes covered with a damp towel.
• Place a testal on a floured surface. Flour your rolling pin and roll. Whatever technique you use for rolling... just spread them enough so they are bout 6 inches in diameter.
• Cook your tortillas on a "comal", flat griddle or skillet at medium heat (mine was on 6 on an electric stove). You don't need to oil the skillet (there's enough oil in there).
• Just like with pancakes, the 1st one is never good, but the rest are delicious.
• You can pile up the uncooked tortillas, they won't stick.
• My process is usually: flatten, place in comal, flatten another one, turn the one in the comal, flatten another one, remove the one from the comal and repeat!
• It takes about 1 minute to cook on the 1st side (you will see some bubbles appear on the surface, this is normal), then you turn and it takes about 30 seconds on the second side.
• Eat them warm, but to freeze or refrigerate, make sure you cool them spread out on a flat surface before bagging them.

TORTILLAS DE HARINA (FLOUR TORTILLAS)

Steps:

• Mix the flour and pork lard with your fingers until the mixture is the texture of coarse sand. Then add the salt with the hot (but not scalding) water and knead well. If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour; if it's a little dry, add more hot water. The kneaded dough should be slightly tacky but not sticking to the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Divide the dough into 8 pieces and roll each one into a round ball. Roll each ball between sheets of parchment paper or plastic wrap into as thin a round as possible (the rounds will contract a bit when you stop rolling). As you roll each one, place it on a hot nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat.
• Cook for about 30 seconds, or until the tortilla starts to puff. Then flip and cook another 30 seconds. It should be cooked through and just speckled with golden brown spots. As the tortillas cook, place them in your serving dish covered with a dish towel, which will help keep the tortillas soft and pliable.

TORTILLAS DE MASA HARINA

Steps:

• Cut a thick plastic food-storage bag into two squares to fit the tortilla press.
• Put the masa harina in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and slowly add 3 cups warm water, mixing on low speed. Begin to knead the masa by hand until it feels like soft dough and is slightly warmer than your body, 5 to 8 minutes. Cover the masa and let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Divide the masa into 30 balls of equal size.
• Heat a well-seasoned comal or cast-iron skillet over moderately high heat.
• Arrange the two plastic squares on the bottom plate of the tortilla press. Place a ball of masa between the squares, press slightly, then open the press, flip the tortilla over, and press again to form a thin, even tortilla. Place the tortilla, still between the plastic, on your left hand (if you are right handed, or vice versa). Peel off the top sheet of plastic. Invert the tortilla onto the closely spaced fingers of your right hand (not on your palm) and remove the other plastic sheet. Carefully slide the tortilla onto the comal or cast-iron skillet and cook for several seconds or until the tortilla begins to dry on the outer edges. Using a thin spatula, flip the tortilla and cook slightly longer on the other side, then flip again. The tortilla should start to puff, the two layers separating by steam. Do not overcook the tortillas or they will be dry and hard. Immediately transfer the tortillas to a kitchen towel. Cover and keep warm until served.