Tortillas are unleavened flatbread originally made by the Aztec Indians, and remain a staple food item in Mexico and Central America. The tortilla has found its way into American cuisine and is often used to make burritos, tacos or enchiladas. Tortillas can also contain only vegetables, and are made with a filling of shredded lettuce, tomatoes, onions, peppers and seasonings. Tortillas are sold in sliced, flat loaves, packaged like bread, in many supermarkets in America. This page goes through the steps of how to make corn tortillas.

• The baked tortillas should be pliant and soft

• Place tortillas in a plastic bag to keep them moist

• Tortillas can be sliced in triangle shapes to make chips

Tortillas are made from baking a raw dough made of flour and corn meal as a base, with a little baking powder and seasonings that will highly flavor the tortilla. The main seasonings used to make tortillas are chili powder, garlic powder and onion powder.

Tortillas are made from baking a raw dough made of flour and corn meal as a base, with a little baking powder and seasonings that will highly flavor the tortilla. The main seasonings used to make tortillas are chili powder, garlic powder and onion powder.

Ingredients: 2 cups flour 2 cups corn meal 2 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons of lard 1 ½ cups of water ½ teaspoon chili powder ½ teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon onion powder

Equipment: Rolling pin or large glass Baking pan Olive Oil cooking spray

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups corn meal
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons of lard
• 1 ½ cups of water
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon onion powder

Equipment:

• Rolling pin or large glass
• Baking pan
• Olive Oil cooking spray

Prepare the Tortillas. Pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees.

Combine flour, corn meal, salt, baking powder and lard in a bowl.

Add water to the mixture, creating a dough. Knead the dough for about three minutes.

Cover the dough and let sit for ten minutes.

Prepare to Bake the Tortillas. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let sit for ten minutes.

Add the chili powder, garlic powder and onion powder and knead the seasonings into the dough.

Pull apart pieces of the dough to form balls about the size of a large egg.

Flatten the dough with a rolling pin or glass into a circle shape, like a pizza.

Bake the Tortillas. Spray vegetable oil into a baking pan. Lightly flour the bottom of the pan.

Bake for 10 minutes.

Remove the pan from the oven and let cool.

Introduction

• Step 1: Items Needed
• Step 2: Mixing the Masa and Making Dough Balls
• Step 3: Pressing the Dough Balls and Cooking the Tortillas