Tortillas (homemade) and grilled vegetables

I like the Masa flour above and it is organic/ non gmo . PS You can use these tortillas for making crackers— chips— link here https://nannykimsrecipes.blogspot.com/2021/01/chips-made-from-tortillas.html?m=1
These were so tasty. I had my grilled veggies with fresh homemade tortillas and my hubby had his with homemade pita bread grilled on the grill also.

We grilled the vegetables in a grill basket I got from Amazon. We had purple onions, zucchini squash, an eggplant, and two large portebello mushrooms. We sprinkled them with a little olive oil that had had fresh rosemary soaking in it. We threw the rosemary on them and some oregano (dry). It took about 15 minutes to grill them, stirring occasionally. We then sprinkled them with fresh sauteed garlic and balsamic vinegar. (Peppers would also be good in this--we forgot)

These are the 5-6 inch tortillas (after I had eated about 7!!

This is the flour---you can get it in the Mexican section of Walmart. Note: I now prefer King Arthur brand organic.

This is what I used for my tortilla press--2 cutting boards---it worked great--just follow the directions given below. Or— now that I have been making for a while I just place an individual dough ball between parchment paper and press it with the bottom of a cereal bowl to get the round shape and then finish it with a rolling pin. 

I used this little iron skillet and my iron frying pan to cook them.

This basket is what we used to grill the vegetables in our outdoor grill.

Here are the directions!:pS parchment paper works well instead of the plastic bags for rolling out. Actually I prefer parchment paper instead of the plastic. I often flatten a ball of dough with a bowl and then finish rolling the circle with my rolling pin. —always using parchment.

The happy-hermit. blogspot.com ( http://happy-hermit.blogspot.com/ ) referred to this site: http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/1013-DIY-Tortilla-Press and here is what the recipe said--(if you go to this site it also gives directions on how to make a press---but 2 cutting boards work fine!!...so if you don't want to make one , do what I did) Actually I prefer parchment paper instead of the plastic. I often flatted a ball of dough with a bowl and then finish rolling the circle with my rolling pin. —always using parchment.


"Mix two cups of Masa Harina (such as the widely available Maseca brand) with 1 1/4 cups hot water and a hefty pinch of salt. Using your hands, mix until soft, like Play-dough, but not sticky like a cookie batter. If necessary, add a little more water or masa flour. Let the dough rest while you preheat a griddle or two skillets, one side/skillet to medium(400Ëš F) and the other to medium low (300Ëš).

Divide the dough into golf-sized balls; there should be 15-17, and cover with a damp cloth.

Cut a large zip-top bag along the sides, and remove the thick zipper, to make a long sheet of thick plastic. Lay the plastic on the bottom of the press, and place one dough ball slightly off-center, towards the hinge. Lay the other half of the plastic on top, and close the lid. Press the handle, forcefully, and form a tortilla 5-6” in diameter.

Open the press, and peel off the top sheet of plastic. Flip the tortilla onto your palm, so the dough is touching your skin, and carefully remove the rest of the plastic. (This will take practice).

At the griddle, drag the tortilla off your hand and let it catch on the cooler surface, and cook for 30 seconds, or until the tortilla comes off easily. The edges may look a little dry, but no worries. Flip it to the hotter surface and cook for 40-60 seconds. You see some steam and the bottom will get brown spots from the larger pieces of corn. Flip and cook for another 40-60 seconds, during which the tortilla will begin to puff.

Once off the heat, stack and store in a towel-lined bowl or basket. This traps the steam, keeping the tortillas most and warm.

Wrap around your filling of choice (hopefully, not ground beef with “taco” seasoning), and enjoy! ""