In a previous blog I gave suggestions about where to find the best tortillas in Tucson. In that blog I failed to tell people how to make their own tortillas which is so simple and cheap. The number of tortillas you want to make will determine the measurements used of the ingredients.

Here are the ingredients needed corn tortillas:
Corn Masa
salt
hot water

Mix these all together in a bowl to make dough. You want the dough to be moist and sticky but not too sticky. Once the dough is made you roll it into smooth balls the size of a golf ball. Then you put it in a tortilla press. If you don't have a tortilla press you can use a rolling pin. Then place on a cast iron pan that has been pre-heated at medium-high for about 45 seconds, flip the tortilla over and leave for another 45 seconds. Place on a plate and cover them with a clean kitchen towel to keep them warm.



Here are the ingredients for flour tortillas:
white flour
baking soda
salt
vegetable oil or lard
warm water

Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Add the vegetable oil or lard and little by little add the warm water so that the dough is soft and not sticky. Knead the dough for a few minutes. While kneading the dough pre-heat the cast iron pan to about medium high. Again, roll pieces of the dough into balls the size of golf balls. Let the dough sit for about 10 minutes or so. Then take the balls and put flour on them lightly and begin flattening them until they are thin with a rolling pin. Place them on the cast iron pan and flip them until they have brown speckles on each side.

They are simple, inexpensive to make, essential to almost any Mexican dish and delicious. Take a shot at making them and you won't be disappointed.