Friday, 7 August 2009

Mexican Tortillas

Start off simple they say, and this is about as simple as it gets.
Great for a snack, or a meal, they are healthy, tasty and so quick and easy to make, I have no idea why anyone buys them instead of making their own.

Ingredients: Makes 6 Tortillas
200g Plain Flour
2tbsp Water
1 tsp Olive Oil
Pinch of Salt.

1: Sieve the flour into a bowl and add the salt.
2: Make a well in the center, and add the oil and about half of the water.
3: I use a spoon to mix it at this stage, because the resultant mix is sticky as hell, and a sod to get off your fingers.
4: It goes kinda stringy and sticky, thats when you add the rest of the water.
5: The first time I made them, I thought it was too wet, but after you have kneaded the dough for a couple of minutes on a floured surface it goes soft, silky and a bit like Pizza dough. And should look like this...


6: Divide your Doughball into 6, on a floured surface, roll out your little ball with a floured rolling pin.
7: Roll out until your tortilla is about 7-8 inches across, and really thin, about as thick as a credit card. The shape doesn't really matter, but bear in mind round ones are easier to wrap up.
Now it should look like this.





8: Get a frying pan good and hot, a nice high heat, with no oil in the pan. Dry fry the tortilla for about a minute either side, or until it looks like this..







9: Take it out of the pan, fillings are up to you, Bacon, Chicken, Tuna, Sausages, Salad, almost anything works. Best Served Hot!
































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