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How do you ensure a tortilla keeps all its contents when making a burrito?
What's the best technique to tuck or close the tortilla when preparing a burrito so that it doesn't come undone when it's time to eat?
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How to make big, fluffy “Mexican-style” flour tortillas (without using any special machinery)?
Flour tortillas are so bloody expensive (and rare!) outside of the U.S. so I'd like to make my own. A friend taught me how to make some ages ago, but I stopped because they were always weird and I ...
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Is It Possible to make corn tortillas at home without a press?
I don't own a tortilla press and until I have more cabinet space, one is not in my future. However I value making as much as I can from scratch and love using tortillas in my cooking. I have made ...
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How can I get a corn tortilla to be pliable enough to work with?
I like the flavor and texture of corn tortillas (store-bought), but they always tear apart whenever I try to use them in a non-flat way - enchilada-style, for example. How can I make the corn ...
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Trouble making corn tortillas
I have tried a variety of experiments to make corn tortillas, but the results have been far from satisfactory
The only masa I can get this corner of the world is imported from Mexico or USA and is ...
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What's the difference between a burrito and a tortilla?
I was in a Mexican restaurant with some co-workers recently and noticed that many of them ordered a "burrito." What's the difference between this and a tortilla? I thought that's what they were ...
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How do you make Ketchup Doritos?
I have been craving these for years, and I can't find a recipe.
Frito-Lay made Ketchup flavored Doritos a few years ago. Unfortunately they didn't sell very well and were discontinued not to long ...
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How do I defrost frozen flour tortillas?
There is a wide variety of suggestions about how to thaw frozen flour tortillas. What works best?
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How to cook good “arepas”?
Arepas are a traditional dish from Venezuelan cuisine. After eating them a couple of times, the other day I decided to try to cook them myself. I searched over the internet the recipe and I found ...
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How to get flour quesadilla light and crispy?
My homemade quesadillas made with flour tortillas always come out hard, dry and crunchy instead of light and crispy.
I spray the tortillas with a little Pam (spray oil), lay one tortilla ...
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Making flour tortillas softer and more elastic
I would like to make a tortilla that is softer and more elastic, allowing for large burritos with lots of filling
I've been using the following recipe below which yields good results, however it is ...
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How to cook cubed fish for a fish taco (tortilla)
Today someone at work described eating a delicious halibut taco. I've never had one before but it sounds awesome, so I'm going to try to make one some time this week (but since I have a lot of salmon ...
