Taco Tuesday
These homemade tortillas are so easy and delicious, you'll never want store-bought again. With just 2 simple ingredients and a bit of love, you'll have fresh tortillas in no time. For the filling, I’m using my flavourful Chilli Beans, topped with homemade cheese sauce and pickled red onions. For a milder option, try my Chickpea Salad. Set up a taco station with bowls of ingredients and let everyone create their own. Let’s have fun with food!
Equipment
- frying pan
- Tortilla presser or a heavy pot
Ingredients
For the Tortillas
- 1 cup Masa Harina (Maiz Azul)
- 1/2-1 cup filtered warm water
For the Cheese sauce
- 1/2 cup cashews soaked overnight
- 1 Tbsp Miso paste
- 2 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 1/2 Lemon (juice)
- 1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/2 cup filtered water (a bit more if needed)
Instructions
- Add the Masa Harina to a bowl and slowly start to add the warm water, stir the mixture with a wooden spoon or silicone spatula until an evenly-mixed dough begins to form.
- Use your hands to knead the dough for 2-3 minutes in the mixing bowl until it is smooth and forms a cohesive ball. The dough’s texture should feel springy and firm.
- Cover the bowl with a damp kitchen towel or paper towel and let the dough rest for 15 -30 minutes.
- Cut the dough into 8 pieces, like slices of cake.
- Use your hands to roll the ball until it is nice and round. It should be about the size of a golf ball.
- Place the dough ball between two pieces of plastic in a tortilla press or gently press the dough ball with a heavy pan until it forms a tortilla.
- Heat a non stick skillet or fry pan over medium high heat. Once the pan is nice and hot, gently peel the tortilla away from the plastic wrap and lay the tortilla flat in the skillet. Cook the tortilla for about 2 mins flipping it and cook for another min.
- I recommend you wrapped the tortilla in a kitchen towel or tortilla warmer. The tortillas will continue to soften a bit more as they sit in a stack wrapped.
- Add all the cheese sauce ingredients to a high speed blender until smooth. Add a bit more water if needed and adjust acidity and saltiness according your taste buds.
Notes
Masa harina comes in yellow, white, and blue varieties. I’m using blue in this recipe but the white and yellow are easier to find, you can use any, you will have very similar result and taste.