Mexican Tortilla Cakes

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Choose the necessary flour for making Mexican tortilla cakes.

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:

   

   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:

   

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

5. Step 5:

   

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

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.

8. Step 7:

   

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

9. Step 8:

   

   Divide our roll into eight approximately equal parts.

10. Step 9:

    

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

11. Step 10:

    

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

12. 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.

13. 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.