Wednesday 10 May 2017

Plain tortillas

Plain tortillas  

Makes 8 tortillas

Points per tortilla: 1½

225g/8oz fine cornmeal (12pts)
1 egg (1½ pts)
a little lukewarm water


Mix the fine cornmeal with the egg and a little lukewarm water to get a dough that comes away from the sides of the bowl.  Knead on a work surface until smooth and stand for 30 minutes.

Cut into 8 equal pieces and roll out to very thin pancakes 12.5cm/5inches in diameter.

Dry fry in a hot non-stick frying pan until speckled brown on each side for about 45 seconds on each side.  Use as fresh as possible.

You can get a gadget called a tortilla press, which flattens out the balls of dough so that they re very thin. If you can t get hold of one of these, then patience and a rolling pin is all you need.

Note: Although cornmeal is a core  ingredient, it is only core when made up as directed on the pack.  Therefore this recipe is NOT strictly no count.

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