Corn tortilla's Made In A Pasta Machine
Ingredients
3/4 cups all purpose flour (more for dusting with)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup hot water (not boiling)
Preparation
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1. Place the flour, salt and baking powder in a food processor and pulse a couple times to mix
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2. Turn the speed to low and drizzle in the oil.
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3. Drizzle in the hot water until it is all incorporated.
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4. Turn the dough out onto a clean surface and knead 9 or 10 times.
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5. Cut the dough into 16 equal pieces and roll into balls.
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6. Place the dough pieces on a clean plate and cover with plastic for 30 minutes.
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7. To make the tortillas, take each piece of dough and flatten it into a round disc.
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8. Dust with flour on both sides.
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9. Run the disc through the pasta maker on the widest setting and lowest speed.
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10. Turn the disc a quarter turn and run through again.
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11. Turn the width setting a notch up and run through again.
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12. Continue turning the width setting a notch higher and running the dough through until you reach the 4th width setting.
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13. The dough should be thin enough that you can see your hand through it.
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14. Dust each side with a little flour again and place on a plate.
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15. Cover with a kitchen towel to keep from drying out.
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16. Continue processing each piece of dough.
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17. To cook, place a very dry skillet over med/high heat.
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18. When the skillet is very hot, place one of the tortillas in by the edge.
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19. If the skillet is hot enough, you'll hear a slight sizzle.
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20. If not, turn the heat up a little to adjust.
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21. Cook the tortilla on the first side until you see large bubbles appear and the dough looks like it's beginning to cook through to the top.
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22. Flip the tortilla over and press down with a spatula to cook the other side until browned lightly.
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23. Place the hot tortilla on a kitchen towel and cover while cooking the rest of them.
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24. Serve the warm tortillas with your favorite taco fixin's.
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Yield:
16 shells
Added:
Thursday, December 14, 2017 - 4:35am
