Homemade Corn Tortillas

Ingredients:

2 cups Fresh Corn Masa Flour or Maseca brand corn masa flour
1-teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups water

Directions:

In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine the corn flour and water and mix together until you have formed a dough. You can do this with a spoon, but I always use my hands.
After the corn flour and water is completely mixed, using your hands form 2-inch balls and set aside.

Preheat your cast iron skillet so that it is hot.
In a tortilla press, place one ball in the center of the tortilla press and press together to make one corn tortilla. I use a plastic bag that I cut in half leaving a seam on one side so that I can place the corn masa ball inside the plastic so that it doesn’t stick to the tortilla press.

Remove the tortilla and place on the cast iron skillet and cook the first side of the tortilla for 10 to 15 seconds, then turn over and cook for approximately 30 to 40 seconds, then turn over again and cook until it puffs and the tortilla is done.

Place the cooked tortilla in a kitchen towel inside a basket or bowl and prepare the next tortilla following the same steps. Stack the tortilla on top of each other to keep them warm inside the towel.
Serve warm with your favorite taco recipe.
Makes 16 corn tortillas.