TechniquesHow to Make Fresh TortillasMaking supple homemade tortillas is easy. Here’s how it’s done.Place 1 cup masa harina in a bowl and make a well in center. Add ⅔ cup plus 1 tbsp. water to well, and stir with your fingers to form a dough. Knead the dough until soft like Play-Doh.Cut two 7″ circles out of a clean shopping bag. Put 1 circle on the bottom plate of a tortilla press. Pinch off a golf ball-size piece of dough, roll it into a ball, and place it in the center; top with second circle.Cover with top plate of tortilla press (available at mexicanimports.com), and press handle down to flatten dough. Open press; peel away plastic from tortilla. Immediately, place tortilla in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat.Cook until it begins to brown and blister on bottom. Flip tortilla; cook until lightly toasted on other side. Transfer to a towel-lined bowl; cover to keep warm. Repeat to make more tortillas.Keep ReadingThai Sugar CookiesBy AUSTIN BUSHThai Fried ChickenBy AUSTIN BUSHArtichoke Bruschetta with Capers and Cherry TomatoesBy KATIE REICHERJacques Pépin’s Artichokes HelenBy JACQUES PÉPINTurkish Braised Artichokes with Peas and Candied LemonBy GAMZE INECELIChilled Tomato-Strawberry SoupBy MICHAŁ KORKOSZSpaghetti all’Assassina (‘Killer’ Spaghetti)By DAN PASHMANArayes (Meat-Stuffed Pitas)By SAYAT OZYILMAZEl TreintañeroBy CANYON SHAYERSee AllContinue to Next StoryADVERTISEMENTADAD