Homemade Corn Tortillas

Tonight, we made homemade corn tortillas in honor of Cinco de Mayo and they were delicious! I don't think I can buy packaged tortillas anymore and they were so easy to make. All you do is add masa harina (a dry corn flour) together with water, flatten into round shapes and cook on the griddle!

Makes 16 -5" tortillas or will serve 5 people with 1 pound of ground beef for tacos.

2 cups masa harina
1-1/2 cups water

1. In a large bowl, combine the masa harina with the water and stir until moistened.

2. Carefully roll out the dough on a sheet of plastic wrap to about 8" long

and then divided it into 16 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball, transfer to a large plate and cover loosely with plastic wrap. 

3. Heat a griddle until very hot. Line a tortilla press with plastic wrap on the top and bottom.

4. Using a tortilla press, a skillet or a rolling pin, flatten the tortilla to a 5-inch round.

5. Peel off the plastic and set the tortilla on the hot griddle.

6. Cook the tortilla over high heat until lightly browned in spots, about 1 minute. Flip and cook about 30 seconds longer. Wrap the cooked tortillas in the towel. Press, cook and wrap the remaining balls of dough, keeping the stack of tortillas covered.

Serve the tortillas warm or make tacos with them or shredded meat, salsa verde, sour cream, or whatever you prefer.