Wheat tortilla - a fresh tortilla made from flour. To make this traditional Mexican dish is beyond the reach of even experienced housewives.
With it, you can join the culture of another country, and most importantly - quickly and satisfyingly feed your family.
General principles for making wheat tortilla
The basis of wheat tortilla is flour, water, salt and oil. These products can always be found in any kitchen, you do not need to buy expensive and rare ingredients to make Mexico's national dish.
When cooking tortilla it is important to consider such nuances
• For the test, it is not necessary to use high-grade flour, any will do. It must be sieved before use to remove lumps and debris. It is appropriate to add corn to wheat flour.
• It is allowed to use both vegetable and animal oils as a fat base. Butter, margarine, sunflower or olive - with any option, you can cook delicious cakes.
• Add boiled water to the dough, cooling it to a temperature of about 60 degrees. Its amount may vary depending on the quality of gluten in the flour and its moisture content.
• The dough must be infused at room temperature after kneading. So it will ripen, become supple and more elastic. The finer the dough, the softer the wheat tortilla will be. The cake prepared for frying should be translucent, about 2 millimeters thick.
• Dry the frying pan before frying it is necessary to warm up well, make cakes without adding oil.
• The finished product is slightly sprayed with water immediately after frying, if it will be stored in a bag. If they are made immediately before use, then simply cover with a damp towel immediately after preparation. So they will not dry out, they will remain soft.
Tortilla - ready-to-eat yeast-free bread. Often it is made with a filling, the composition of which depends on personal preferences and the availability of the right products. Meat, vegetables, fish, cheese, fruits - all these products are successfully used as filling, creating delicious, and sometimes original dishes. Depending on the filling, you can cook a simple snack for every day, and an exquisite food for the festive table.
Small toasted slices of wheat tortilla are added to the first courses. Round cakes are used instead of a spoon, dipping them in sauce before use. Fried cakes with filling are made in the form of rolls or canapes, they are used as the basis for sandwiches, pies or pizza.
Wheat tortillas are best eaten immediately after cooking. They can be used for three days, if rolled up, placed in a bag and put in the refrigerator. For longer storage, you can keep in the freezer. Before use, it is enough to heat the cake in the microwave, oven or in a pan.
How to make classic wheat tortilla
Ingredients
• 230 g of wheat flour;
• 120 ml of water;
• 30 g butter;
• a teaspoon of salt.
Cooking steps
1. Pour the sifted flour into an enameled or glass dish, mix it with salt.
2. Add butter to flour and grind it for several minutes. This is conveniently done with a plug.
3. Pour water into the mixture, grind all the ingredients with a fork and then with your hands until a homogeneous mass.
4. The dough should turn out quite tight, tight. Leave it to infuse for about half an hour at room temperature, covering it with cling film or a cloth towel.
5. Divide the cake into eight equal parts.
6. Roll each piece as thin as possible, making a round cake.
7. In a well-heated skillet, fry the resulting cakes without oil. First, cook the dough for about a minute on one side over medium heat, then turn over and fry for about half a minute. Wheat tortilla is stratified and inflated, it appears light golden tan.
8. The finished cake is removed from the fire, sprayed with water and covered with a towel. The remaining cakes are fried in the same way.
Another way to make wheat tortilla
Need such products
• 350 g of wheat flour;
• 50 g butter;
• a pinch of salt;
• 190 ml of water at room temperature.
Work sequence
1. Pour water into a bowl, dissolve the salt in it.
2. Add lightly melted butter, flour and knead the dough. It should not be very tight.
3. Let the dough stand for about 20 minutes at room temperature by placing it in a plastic bag or plastic wrap.
4. Form a sausage from the dough and cut it into 6 equally sized pieces.
5. Roll each piece into a layer about a millimeter thick. Fry each item in a frying pan without oil for several minutes on both sides.
Olive oil tortilla
Ingredients
• 400 g of wheat flour;
• half a teaspoon of fine salt;
• 270 ml of warm water;
• 3 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil.
Cooking method
1. Add salt to the sifted flour and pour in the olive oil.
2. Slowly introduce water into the mixture, stirring constantly.
3. Knead the dough and leave it to ripen for half an hour at room temperature, covering it with a towel.
4. Divide the mass into small cakes, roll pancakes.
5. Fry them on both sides.
Wheat Corn Tortilla Recipe
For the test we need
• half a glass of hot water;
• 25 g margarine;
• an incomplete glass of wheat flour;
• an incomplete glass of cornmeal;
• a teaspoon of salt.
Cooking process
1. Mix two types of flour, add salt and margarine.
2. Grind the mixture into crumbs, add water and knead the dough.
3. After 25 minutes, divide it into 8 pieces of the same size, roll each ball as thin as possible.
4. Fry the resulting pancakes in a well-heated frying pan without oil for about half a minute - a minute on each side.
5. Fold the tortillas in a pile under a rag so that they do not dry out. When slightly cooled, can be placed in a plastic bag.
Wheat tortilla in vegetable oil
Cooking Products
• half a kilogram of wheat flour;
• a teaspoon of baking powder;
• 100 g of vegetable oil;
• 310 ml of water;
• a teaspoon of salt.
Work stages
1. Combine flour, salt and baking powder.
2. Pour vegetable oil into the mixture and mix well.
3. Slowly pour hot water into the resulting mass. Knead soft and elastic dough with your hands. Leave it to stand in the room for about half an hour.
4. Divide the dough into small cakes, roll them as thin as possible.
5. Fry the resulting pancakes for about a minute on each side.
6. Cover the wheat flour tortillas with a clean towel, folding them in a slide.
Spicy wheat tortilla
Spicy tortillas are prepared as the basis for rolls. The amount of pepper is regulated independently, depending on the taste. This dish is not suitable for a children's table, but this is a good option for spicy lovers.
Products
• half a kilogram of wheat flour;
• 10 g of salt;
• 5 g of baking powder;
• 100 g margarine;
• 300 ml of water;
• ground red pepper to taste.
Cooking steps
1. Combine the sifted flour with salt and pepper.
2. Add finely chopped margarine to the flour, mix the resulting mixture.
3. Pour in a little water, knead the dough. Leave to infuse under a cloth towel for about half an hour.
4. Form small balls, roll them into cakes with a diameter of about 16-19 cm.
5. Fry the oil-free cakes in a pan for 50 seconds on each side.
Simple and delicious tortilla toppings
In Mexican cuisine, corn, beans and bell peppers are often used as tortilla fillings. This dish is consumed with red pepper and spicy hot sauce. The filling is prepared in advance, added, if necessary, raw products are fried in vegetable oil or boiled. Wheat tortilla is stuffed immediately before use. Here are some easy options to fill in:
• 200 g of boiled red beans, 60 g of goat cheese, a couple of cloves of garlic.
• 350 g chicken fillet, 150 g sweet pepper, 150 g onion, 150 g hard cheese, 200 g zucchini.
• 200 g of soft cheese, 100 g of boiled water, a little greens of onions and dill, 2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup, 1 sweet pepper and 1 tomato.
• 200 g of chicken and champignons, 1 tomato, 1 onion, 2 sweet peppers, 100 g of carrots.
• 350 g of bananas, 160 g of strawberries and 100 ml of heavy cream.
• 400 g of ground beef, onion, 2 medium-sized tomatoes, 100 g of cheese, fresh parsley, ground pepper.
• 150 g of ham, 100 g of hard cheese, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of corn, 3 tbsp. tablespoons of boiled rice, onion greens.
• 3 chicken eggs, a small zucchini, 50 g of cheese, a small onion and 1 salad pepper.
Wheat tortilla: tricks and tips
Some features of making fresh cakes
• When mixing dough for tortilla, it is better to take softened butter, it is more convenient to work with it. It is not recommended to use molten, but too hard will be difficult to grind with flour
• Freshly prepared wheat flour cakes are immediately placed in a plastic bag or under a damp towel so that they do not dry out. It is best to do them immediately before meals, as they are tastier and do not have to reheat the dish.
• Try not to fry the wheat tortillas for more than a minute on each side, they may burn, become less tasty
• During cooking, some sections of the pancake swell violently. They can be pierced with a fork or a toothpick so that the product fries evenly.
• Seasonings and greens will help to give the dish a spicy flavor. You can experiment by creating your ideal version of delicious tortilla made from wheat flour. Use parsley, dill, cilantro, oregano, cumin, coriander, various types of hot pepper, rosemary, nutmeg and green onions.
Be sure to cook wheat tortillas. An interesting dish will help diversify the menu of any family.
