9/24/2023 0 Comments Flat corn tortillas![]() I worked out that in the long run, buying the tortilla press and the flour is actually cheaper than buying the premade gluten free tortillas. The press is surprisingly good value though and very easy to use. If don’t have a tortilla press you could use a flat-bottomed saucepan for the tortilla squashing. I’ve been hooked on them ever since! I always thought they would be technical or expensive to make, but it’s actually a 4-ingredient recipe and works out much cheaper in the long run.Īfter being gifted a beautiful cast iron tortilla press and naturally gluten free masa harina flour by the lovely team at Sous Chef (check them out if you are UK-based, their web shop is a foodie’s dream), I had everything I needed to make gluten free tortillas at home. It turns out that “Chicago is a big tortilla town,” Harris said.Īfter we played around in the Prep kitchen with the grinder, tortilla press and hand-crank model that Harris has been using since the early days to make tortillas one by one, he introduced me to “Tía,” the newest member of the family.I never knew how easy it was to make gluten free tortillas at home until a couple of months ago. Through farmers markets, Harris met Chicago area chefs and developed accounts with restaurants, including a couple owned by Rick Bayless, as well as acclaimed chef Diana Davila’s Mi Tocaya. ![]() “The first day, we brought 25 packages and sold out in 7 minutes,” said Harris, who wasn’t sure how many folks would be willing to pay between $5 and $6 for a dozen heirloom yellow and blue corn tortillas made from scratch. Molino Tortilleria debuted in 2019 at a farmers market in St. ![]() It shatters your idea of what a good tortilla should be,” he said. Once Harris cracked the code, it was corn tortilla nirvana. “It’s been a lot of trial and error, he said. ![]() When cooking and reheating corn tortillas, he been most successful having the comal, or griddle, at medium-high heat, sprinkling water on each side of the tortilla (he uses a spray bottle), then warming the tortilla for 10-20 seconds per side, flipping until it’s soft. He also is adroit at using a tortilla machine with a hand crank, rollers and a cutter, to produce precise 5- and 6-inch corn tortillas. Harris fashions hand-rolled masa balls into impressive tortillas with a tortilla press. ![]()
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