Mexican tortillas

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 35 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Selecting the necessary flour for making Mexican tortillas.

2. STEP 2

   

   Sift 150 grams of wheat flour and 180 grams of corn flour through a sieve into a large bowl.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add a pinch of salt to a container with two hundred milliliters of hot water, heated to 70-80 degrees and stir well.

4. STEP 4

   

   Add hot water little by little to the bowl with flour and stir with a whisk.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add fifty grams of heated butter to the flour and stir with a whisk to knead the dough.

6. STEP 6

   

   We continue to knead the dough with our hands and add a handful of corn flour to prevent it from sticking.

7. STEP 7

   

   We make a kind of roll from the dough and sprinkle the table with flour.

8. STEP 8

   

   We divide our roll into eight approximately equal parts.

9. STEP 9

   

   Roll out each piece of dough to flat cakes 1.5-2 millimeters thick.

10. STEP 10

    

    Using a suitable lid, we make flat cakes of the same shape with a diameter of 20-22 centimeters.

11. STEP 11

    

    In a preheated frying pan with a thick bottom, fry the tortillas for one minute on each side, without adding oil, and wrap them in a prepared towel. Then we put the cakes in the refrigerator, after putting them in a bag.

12. STEP 12

    

    The result is very tasty Mexican tortilla cakes, which can be used for food throughout the week and can be prepared in any dish with various fillings.