Mexican Tortilla Cakes

Unleavened tortillas for burritos, tacos, fajitos, quesadillas! These delicious corn tortillas are one of the easiest to prepare and are suitable for a variety of Mexican dishes!
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 9 % 5 g
Fats 14 % 8 g
Carbohydrates 77 % 43 g
262 kcal
GI: 0 / 0 / 100

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 35 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Choose the necessary flour for making Mexican tortilla cakes.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    For two times in a large bowl, sift 150 grams of wheat and 180 grams of corn flour through a sieve.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Add a pinch of salt to a container with two hundred milliliters of hot water heated to 70-80 degrees and stir well.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Add hot water in parts to a bowl with flour and stir with a whisk.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Add fifty grams of warmed butter to the flour and mix the dough with a whisk.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    We continue to knead the dough with our hands and add a handful of corn flour so that it does not stick.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    We make a kind of roll from the dough and sprinkle the table with flour.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Divide our roll into eight approximately equal parts.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Roll out each part of the dough to cakes 1.5-2 millimeters thick.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    Using a suitable lid, we make cakes of the same shape with a diameter of 20-22 centimeters.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11.

    In a preheated frying pan with a thick bottom, fry the tortillas, one minute each side, without adding oil and wrap in a prepared towel. Then we put the tortillas in the refrigerator, after putting them in a bag.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12.

    Very tasty Mexican tortilla cakes have turned out, which can be used for food and prepare any dish with various fillings during the week.

Corn tortillas, which are prepared with the addition of wheat flour, can be served with the first and second courses, in addition, hearty snacks with vegetable and meat ingredients are prepared with them. This flour unleavened tortilla is a kind of bread in Mexico, and it is prepared quickly and simply! It is difficult to imagine any dish that cannot be combined with a tortilla, they are prepared with various fillings.
Tortilla is indispensable in the preparation of sandwiches, rolls, burritos, fajitas, tacos and quesadillas, they are often eaten without filling at all, simply dipping into a variety of sauces, which are prepared in large quantities in Mexico.
A flatbread is often divided into pieces and used instead of a cutlery – forks, spoons, as well as instead of a plate. Tortillas are eaten mainly in Mexico, Central America and the USA. In Mexico, these tortillas are one of the national dishes.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Butter 82% - 734   kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709   kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661   kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652   kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour - 325   kcal/100g
  • Corn flour - 368   kcal/100g
  • Whole grain corn flour, unseeded - 355   kcal/100g
  • Whole grain corn flour sifted - 362   kcal/100g
  • Cornmeal from grain with removed germs of vitaminizir - 364   kcal/100g
  • Corn flour from grain with removed germs nevitaminiz - 364   kcal/100g

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