Homemade Corn Tortillas

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups masa harina (* blue or yellow)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup boiling water

Recipe

• 1 combine masa harina and salt in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
• 2 add boiling water and stir until dough resembles, thick, cooked cereal.
• 3 wet hands and form dough into balls the size of an egg.
• 4 place each ball of dough between two lightly moistened pieces of waxed paper and flatten to about 1/8 inch thick, using a tortilla press, rolling pin, or pressure from the hands. remove tortilla from waxed paper.
• 5 heat griddle or skillet on medium-high heat.
• 6 place each tortilla on the griddle and cook for approximately 1 minute on each side.
• 7 (tortillas should be lightly speckled.).
• 8 * masa harina is available in the cereal section of most grocery stores.