Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Masa Harina
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Unsalted Butter, melted
- 1 cup Warm Water
- Peanut or Veg/Canola oil for frying
Preparation
Step 1
In a heavy bottomed pot or Dutch oven, heat your Oil to 375°F.
In the meantime, make the Tortillas. In a mixing bowl combine the Masa Harina, Salt, melted Butter and Warm Water. Stir to thoroughly combine. Pinch off golf ball sized pieces and roll in to a ball. Repeat process with remaining Tortilla dough. (Keep Tortillas tightly covered to prevent drying out.) Next place each ball in to a plastic covered Tortilla press, flattening in to a thin Tortilla. If you don’t have a press, use a rolling pin or flatten with the bottom of a heavy sauce pot or pan. The Tortillas should be about 6” in diameter and pressed as thin as possible.
Drop the Tortillas into the frying oil one at a time, frying for about 20 seconds. Flip and press the center of the taco with a spatula, holding it and frying for another 20-30 seconds. Remove to a paper towel lined tray, immediately sprinkle with salt and repeat this process.