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Bayless, a new market, and Tortilla Failure #3

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,694
    edited February 2022
    YukonRon said:
    I quit making them a long time ago. Our son's fiancé of 5 years, from El Salvador, kinda rocks the tortillas for us. Do not know her process, do not care, they are just phenomenal. Without her I buy them already made in bulk.
    If you would kindly video the process, fully narrated from beginning to end, and then follow up with still pictures and written instructions, that would be great, thanks.

    Maybe your purpose in life is only to serve as an example for others? - LPL


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,943
    @Botch I think I’m pretty damn close. 

    Forget what I said about a wetter dough. Seems like the universal recipe is masa harina 2 cups + water 1.5 cups + pinch of salt. 

    Watched a Bayless video, so used hot tap water, per his recipe. Reserved 2-3 TBSP of water when mixing the dough. The dough was ready when  it stayed smooth after pressing into it with my fingers, and didn’t stick to my hand. I ended up using all of the water. Let it hydrate for about 30 mins. 

    Heated up a stovetop griddle, with one side on medium heat, the other on med-high heat (but closer to medium, on the dial). 

    Pressed tortillas using ~35g dough portions.  Not too thin. Laid them down , starting on the med side, by letting one edge hit the griddle, then kind  of rolling it off my hand. No slapping it on, all at once. 

    Cooked 10 secs on the first side, until some steam started rising, and the edge just barely lifted off the griddle. Flipped, and onto the hotter side. Cooked 30 secs, then flipped again, and gently pressed the edges with a folded paper towel. 

    I got puff!! 


    The one before this puffed beautifully, but I didn’t have my phone ready to take a picture. 

    I think  not pressing them as thin as I previously did , and adjusting the heat made a difference. 

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,291
    Wo0T, puffage!  
    I need to try this again, with a much hotter plate and flipping at the 10-sec mark.  Thanks Ashish!  
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,694
    Botch said:
    Wo0T, puffage!  
    I need to try this again, with a much hotter plate and flipping at the 10-sec mark.  Thanks Ashish!  
    Did you try this again, see of you can het some puff?

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