Corn Tortillas/Chips

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Servings: 12 Difficulty: Advanced
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Mexican-style hearty and homemade bread that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Corn Tortillas/Chips

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 12 Calories: 22.1

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This Mexican bread features Masa harina *, Salt, Vegetable shortening, Water. The flavors come together beautifully. Wonderful fresh from the oven, pairs well with any meal. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Masa harina - A flour made from dried corn, which is combined with liquid and used to
  2. make corn tortillas and tamales.
  3. Masa harina is available in many grocery stores and may be stored in an airtight containers or in a freezer.
  4. In a medium bowl, stir together the masa harina and salt.
  5. In a small saucepan over high
  6. heat , bring the lard of shortening and water to a
  7. boil and
  8. stir until melted.
  9. Pour this liquid into the masa harina and blend well with a fork or pastry blender.
  10. Knead on a lightly floured board until smooth, about 5 minutes.
  11. Divide the dough into 12 pieces and roll each into a ball about 1 inch in diameter.
  12. Roll out the dough between pieces of parchment or waxed paper until the dough is paper thin and about 6 inches in diameter.
  13. Heat a large cast iron or other heavy skillet over high heat until very hot.
  14. Remove a circle of dough from the paper and place it in the hot skillet.
  15. Cook until brown on one side, about 30 seconds, turn and brown the other side.
  16. Keep warm in a cloth towel.
  17. Repeat until all the tortillas are made.
  18. TORTILLA CHIPS Cut tortilla into 8 wedges; set aside.
  19. Pour oil into a heavy saucepan or skillet to a depth of 1 inch Over medium high
  20. heat ,
  21. heat to a temperature of 375 degrees F (191&# 194;°C), or until a tortilla chips browns in 60 seconds.
  22. Drop the tortilla wedges into the hot oil in batches and
  23. cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until they turn golden.
  24. Drain on paper towels.
  25. Let cool and store in airtight containers

Nutrition Facts

Servings 12

Amount Per Serving
Calories 22.1kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 2.5g4%
Saturated Fat 0.9g5%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 9750.0mg407%
Total Carbohydrate 0.0g0%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g0%
Sugars 0.0g
Protein 0.0g0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: blending, boiling, bread, corn, harina, masa, mexican, salt, shortening, title, tortillaschips, vegan, vegetable, water
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