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In response to "seriously? that is awesome. how does that work? does the dough have yeast?" by kare

I've only made masa (corn) tortillas - its the simplest dang thing and the freshness beats the taste of any others I've ever had in my life

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Apr 30 '10, 13:49

I saw Rick Bayless do it on his cooking show and I said "I can do that"

basically, I buy the masa flour (you have to get it 'for tortillas', as there is masa flour for tamales that has a different consistency) mix it in a bowl, form it into small balls, press it out on the tortilla press, and then put on a flat griddle for about 90 seconds each side

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dang! super easy. i may have to blog about that. hope you don't mind. -- nm - kare Apr 30, 13:51 12
- here - - 'lia Apr 30, 13:57
- a little trick is to use plastic wrap on both sides of the press to keep the masa from sticking to the press -- nm - crash davis Apr 30, 13:56 4
  - until i saw Rick Bayless do that i had given up after trying it once - 'lia Apr 30, 13:59 2
    - Rick Bayless is a demi-god to me -- nm - crash davis Apr 30, 14:10 1
      - it's because of rick's pbs cooking shows that i never learned to use a food processor - 'lia Apr 30, 14:20
  - masa not go in press, unless masa is mean -- nm - Beryllium Apr 30, 13:58
- "here's a recipe so easy, even a crash can make it" -- nm - mr. irrelevant Apr 30, 13:52 5
  - okay, I have to give you that one -- nm - crash davis Apr 30, 13:55 4
    - oh no you don't! - 'lia Apr 30, 14:02 3
      - true - but its so rarely that I laugh intentionally at pixie that I have to mention it - crash davis Apr 30, 14:10
      - that he cooks for her?! - mr. irrelevant Apr 30, 14:03 1
        
        go back to writing scripts before she shows up to thump you - 'lia Apr 30, 14:06

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I've only made masa (corn) tortillas - its the simplest dang thing and the freshness beats the taste of any others I've ever had in my life

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