Homemade Corn Tortillas

Ingredients

• 1 cup Masa Harina
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup hot water

Instructions

1. 1

   Whisk masa and salt together in a large bowl. Add water and mix until a smooth, soft dough ball forms

2. 2

   Knead for a few minutes and then cover with a damp towel

3. 3

   Heat a skillet or griddle to medium-high heat

4. 4

   Pinch a walnut-sized piece of dough (1 oz or 28g) and form into a ball

5. 5

   Lay parchment or a cut ziplock bag onto your work surface or tortilla press and place ball in center

6. 6

   Cover with more parchment (or ziplock) and gently press into a 5" to 6" round tortilla

7. 7

   Carefully remove paper or plastic and gently lay the tortilla in the pan

8. 8

   Flip tortilla after 30-45 seconds

9. 9

   Flip again and cook 1 minute

10. 10

    Flip again and press with the spatula so tortilla puffs up, 30 sec

11. 11

    Fip one last time cooking for 5 to 10 seconds

12. 12

    Wrap tortillas in a towel and allow to steam for 15 min before serving