Vegan MoFo: homemade tortillas, step by step

A copule weeks ago we bought a tortilla press and started trying to figure out the whole tortilla-making scene. Our first attempt, with whole wheat flour, was laughable. We quickly learned that wasn’t going to work and bought some masa harina to give corn tortillas a try. Much better! It took us two or three batches to figure out what works and what doesn’t. Let me spare you that time.

Step One: you make the dough. It’s really that easy. Two cups of masa harina, 1 1/3 cups of warm water. Mix. Knead very briefly.

Step Two: bat eyes at Hot Vegan Husband. He’ll take it from here.

Step Three: Hot Vegan Husband divides the dough

Step Four: and slices it into twelve equal segments. Out comes the tortilla press.

Step Five: PARCHMENT PAPER. Don’t believe all the instructions you read saying to use wax paper. It sucks. PARCHMENT PAPER.

Step Six: Hot Vegan Husband flattens one of the segments slightly

Step Seven: and places it on the PARCHMENT PAPER on the press.

Step Eight: press.

Step Nine: remove the parchment paper.

Perfect!

Step Ten: cook over medium high heat on an un-oiled cast iron griddle, about one minute on each side.

And there you have it! A plate full of piping hot tortillas. The tortilla press is optional, of course. You could just use a rolling pin, or even your hands and a lot of patience. The Hot Vegan Husband is optional, too, but I highly recommend one. They make being vegan much, much easier.