Today you will learn how to make delicious home-made corn tortillas.  They take minutes to make.  You will need the following equipment:

 

1.  1 Tortilla Press (see photo below), which are available at your local Mexican market.  Some grocery stores will carry them.  

 

2.  A cast iron skillet or stove-top griddle.  I haven’t used an electric griddle but it could work also.

 

3.  A Ziploc quart size baggie, which works the best.  I have used plastic wrap but the thickness of the baggie works great.

 

4.  A styrofoam tortilla warmer.  You can buy them at the 99 cent store for  99 cents!!!  Or you can buy tortilla warmers made out of a plastic material.  The styrofoam works the best.  

 

5.  Masa harina.  I like the MaSeca brand the best.  There are certainly others, but the flavor of the MaSeca is great.  I also like to add a little salt, although it is optional.

 

Step 1:  Take 1 cup of the Masa harina and put in a bowl.  This will make 6 tortillas.  I add 1/2 teaspoon of Kosher salt.

 

Step 2:  Add about 3/4 cup of water and form a dough (see picture).  You may need to add more water if it seems too dry.  Once I have a firm (not dry) dough, I divide it up into 6 pieces (see photo) and form balls.  If you add too much water, just add a little more of the masa harina.  You could also add a little ground red chile for another flavor.