Tortilla press?
Here in DC, I have had a hard time finding really good corn tortillas, and am exploring making them myself. Does anyone have experience with this, and would you recommend buying a tortilla press, or is covering a cutting board with saran wrap an adequate hack?
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5 Comments:
I make them all the time and not only are they a snap to make, but taste far superior to anything store bought. I use a press because the corn dough is a bit hard to work with otherwise, but I do know people who roll them out or press them between two books or two cast-iron skillets. But a press shouldn't cost much, and it's sooooooooo simple to just throw on the dough ball, press down the lever, and flip the tortilla into the skillet.
homesicktexan at 11:51AM on 07/10/07
Elise from Simply Recipes gave a little tutorial on how to make them. Here it is http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/004141how_to_make_corn_tortillas.php
Kiana at 1:04PM on 07/10/07
Emily, just buy a press, they are way cheap. Two pieces of clear plastic wrap, your corn dough and off you go. The tortillas will be much better than bought. I did find it helpful to have an "assistant" who took the dough balls and squashed them, then I did the removal and cooking, and put them on a platter to be kept warm. By myself the pan got too hot or too cold from my less then 100% attention to the cooking process.
I'm back to home made after my fave brand has just produced a wretched batch of premades.....everyone of them steamed or not broke, so they were too dry or too old or the company is about to go belly up.
dmzapp at 5:32PM on 07/10/07
Thanks everyone, good advice! I loved the Simply Recipes link.
Cheap is right: our local five-and-dime has them for $12 (aluminum). Somewhere on the web, though, I saw a wooden one that looked cool, so maybe I'll browse and see if I can get one of those locally.
emily20008 at 6:30PM on 07/10/07
Dangit, my already crowded kitchen is about to get another new cooking toy.
PhotoKirk at 11:53PM on 07/10/07