Tortillas Texas
From New York Times Cookbook 1980 (1980).
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A historical recipe
New York Times Cookbook 1980, by Jean Hewitt (1980).
United States
Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Ingredients 1 ingredient
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
Method
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- 2 cups masa harina (see note) V /3 cups to one and one-half cups warm water 1 teaspoon salt.
- 1.
- Mix the ingredients to form a soft, workable dough.
- Mix well and thoroughly with the fingers.
- 2.
- Open the two “faces” of a tortilla press and cover with a single rectangle of household plastic or wax paper.
- 3.
- Tear olf enough tortilla dough to make a ball the size of a small egg.
- Work the dough with the fingers into a small, round, flat shape, like a biscuit, and place it in the center of one face of the tortilla press.
- Fold the plastic sheet over the dough and then bring the other half of the press forward to cover the first.
- Press down lightly to make a thin pancake four to five inches across.
- Very gently pull the plastic off the top of the tortilla;
- then hold the pancake in one hand while gently pulling the plastic from the other half.
- 4.
- Cook the tortilla quickly on one side on an ungreased griddle until the edges begin to curl, about two minutes.
- Turn with a spatula and cook on the other side about two minutes.
- The tQrtilla is ready to eat without long cooking.
- Yield: About one dozen.
- * Note: Masa harina is available where Mexican and Spanish products are sold.
- To keep the tortillas warm, dampen a kitchen towel and cover with paper towels.
- Add a hot tortilla and fold over.
- Add another paper towel and tortilla and fold.
- Continue until all are folded.
- Enclose them in the kitchen towel, dampen it and wrap in aluminum foil.
- Let stand in a 150-degree oven until ready to serve.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Griddle
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Spatula