Homemade Corn Tortillas
Tortillas are a type of flatbread popular in Mexico and Central America, commonly made from wheat flour or masa. This recipe is for the masa (corn) variety; see Flour Tortilla for the wheat flour version.
Ingredients
- 2 cups masa (masa harina, masa lista)
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
Ingredients for 5 servings (710 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
In a large bowl, stir together the masa and salt.
- 2
Add the water, and mix together well to form a dough.
- 3
Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead for 5 minutes.
- 4
Divide the dough into ¼ cup (3 oz / 90 g) portions, and form them into balls.
- 5
Roll each ball into a flat round about 6 inches (10 cm) in diameter and ⅛ inches (0.25 cm) thick.
- 6
Heat a large heavy skillet over medium high heat.
Stovetop - 7
Place the tortillas one at a time into the dry hot skillet; cook until brown on one side, then turn and brown the other side.
Stovetop - 8
Remove from the skillet and keep warm in cloth towel.
Stovetop
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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