Homemade Corn Tortillas Recipe: Soft and Authentic
Soft, authentic homemade corn tortillas.
Ingredients
- 2 cups masa harina corn flour specifically for tortillas—e.g., Maseca or Bob’s Red Mill
- 1½ –1¾ cups warm water start with 1½ cups
- ½ tsp kosher salt optional but recommended
Instructions
- Mix masa harina + salt.
- Slowly add warm water; knead until soft dough forms.
- Rest 10–15 min.
- Divide into balls; press thin.
- Cook on a hot skillet 30–45 sec per side.
- Keep wrapped in a towel.
Notes
• Warm rice = best shaping
• Hot pan = light char
• Freeze extras
• Try colored or stuffed variation
• Fresh tortilla magic
• Hot pan = light char
• Freeze extras
• Try colored or stuffed variation
• Fresh tortilla magic