Do you make your own corn tortillas? Is it worth the work? I've just begun doing it and it's alot of work. I'm hoping it will get easier with time and practice because we love the taste.
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Galeanda
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I make flour tortillas, and I only do it when I am completely out of the store bought ones. You could make a bunch in advance and freeze them. I do that with some things. I think it makes it easier.
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Yes, and it is worth the work, *unless* you have a good tortilleria nearby. Man I miss California! :( I only make them for special occasions. For example, if I've made chile colorado or chile verde. For standard stuff I use store-bought. But we're lucky to have a small, hispanic grocery here that ships 'em in fresh from some outfit in Chicago. I just noticed this question is from a couple years back. Are you still making your own and has it gotten any easier? You are using a press, right? Patting those things out by hand is murderous! ;)
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I have done tortillas from scratch and I think is worth the effort because of the fresh flavour these acquire. It will definitely get easier as you prepare them more often, but i would suggest you buy a tortilla flattener. It is a round piece of equipment in which you put the ball of "masa" (the uncooked product) and it flattens it into the shape of a tortilla. An essential tool if you are making them from scratch. If you want to avoid the very beginning where it's hard, then buy a product called "Maseca" Any Mexican store would sell it. You just add hot water, flatten it, cook it, and it's done! :) Good luck!
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