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Homemade Corn Tortillas

After a fun afternoon at the park, I put the boys to work for our Cochinita Pibil dinner. They made the tortillas while I finished setting the table and plating our food. They did a great job!! And there's not much better than homemade tortillas. Ingredients 6 C masa harina 4-1/2 C warm water 2 t freshly ground salt 2 T olive oil corn meal for rolling oil for cooking Also needed: parchment paper, tortilla press Procedure Put masa flour in a large mixing bowl. Add water, salt, and olive oil. Mix in and let sit for 5 minutes or so. Begin working the masa with your hands to make the dough. Knead the dough for several minutes. If at any point through the tortilla making process the dough seems too dry or too wet, add a little more water or masa to the dough. Let stand for, at least, 30 minutes. This batch rested for over two hours while the boys played. Take a piece of the masa dough and shape it into a ball the size of a plum, or slightly large golf ...

Befana's Tortilla Press in Action

If you're Italian, you probably know who Befana is. If you're not, she's a good witch who brings presents to kids on Epiphany - January 6th. So, yes, I lie to my kids not only about Santa, in December, but about Befana, in January. I'm sure there's a special place in hell for this sort of parental deception. Last year, R had been asking for a new tortilla press; his old one is aluminium and has some corrosion on it. I told him to just use parchment paper so our food doesn't touch the corrosion. But, behind the scenes, I found one made of wood and "Befana" left it for him. Funny side note: he actually said, "Mom, I know you're not Befana because you told me I didn't need a new press. Befana disagrees with you." Okay. So, one night a few weeks ago, at already 30 minutes beyond his usual bedtime, we had this conversation... "Mom, I need to bring 35 tortillas to Spanish class tomorrow." What??! It's...