Homemade corn tortillas only require 3 simple ingredients, and two of those are hot water and salt!

Give them a try to amp up your Cinco de Mayo celebrations this year!

Homemade Corn Tortillas

Homemade Corn Tortillas

If you have a tortilla press great, but if not, you can roll the tortillas out or smash them with a heavy skillet. Remember to put the dough ball between squares of parchment paper first.

Homemade Corn Tortillas
 
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Serves: 10
Ingredients
  • 2 cups masa harina
  • 1½ to 1¾ cups hot water
  • 1½ tsp. kosher salt
Instructions
  1. Place the masa harina and salt in a mixing bowl.
  2. Stir to combine.
  3. Pour in 1½ cups of the hot water and stir until the dough is moistened and can be formed into a smooth ball. If it is too dry, add a little more hot water and mix.
  4. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let it rest for 30 to 60 minutes.
  5. Scoop approximately 2 Tbsp. of dough into your hand. Roll it into a ball and place it in a tortilla press between two small squares of parchment paper.
  6. Press. Rotate 90 degrees. Press. Rotate 90 degrees. Press.
  7. Repeat the scooping and pressing until all the dough is used.
  8. Heat a nonstick skillet or griddle.
  9. Remove the parchment from a tortilla and place it on the nonstick surface.
  10. Cook 1 minute.
  11. Flip.
  12. Cook 1 minute.
  13. Remove and repeat with the remaining tortillas.
Notes
If you have a tortilla press great, but if not, place a dough ball between two squares of parchment paper and either roll it out or smash the ball with a heavy skillet.