Artificial Flavors Free Vegan Corn Tortillas
Homemade corn tortillas made from just three ingredients are about as clean and honest as cooking gets. Masa harina, salt, and warm water come together into a smooth, pliable dough that gets pressed thin and cooked on a hot cast iron skillet until lightly speckled and fragrant — no additives, no mystery ingredients, no label-reading required. Store-bought tortillas can be a minefield of preservatives and synthetic flavor enhancers, so making your own is a genuinely satisfying way to sidestep all of that. The technique is simpler than it looks: mix, rest, press, and cook, with the final steam inside a folded kitchen towel doing the quiet work of making each tortilla tender and flexible. That earthy, slightly sweet corn flavor comes entirely from the masa itself, which means every bite tastes like the real thing. These are endlessly versatile — tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas, or just warm off the pan with a little salt — and once you've made a batch from scratch, it's hard to go back.
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8 servings
- 2 cups masa harina
- ½ tsp fine salt
- 1 ½ cups warm water, plus more as needed
Instructions
- 1
Whisk the masa harina and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Pour in 1 1/2 cups warm water and stir with a fork until a dough forms. Knead the dough in the bowl for about 1 minute until it is smooth and holds together without cracking at the edges. If the dough feels dry or crumbly, add water 1 tablespoon at a time; if it sticks to your hands, add a small pinch of masa harina.
- 2
Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and let the dough rest for 5 minutes so the masa fully hydrates.
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