Does anyone know how to make Panamanian corn tortillas?
I don't mean the small deep fried ones, which is all I could find when searching, but the big ones they cook on stones usually in an outside oven (fogon). Is it the same recipe only a different way of cooking them or do they have another recipe for these types of tortillas? In Panama they usually use a special stone over a fire, can I make them in the oven the same? It's one of the foods my husband misses the most from his home and I'd really like to surprise him by making him some corn tortillas. Thanks everyone!
How can I tell if a tortilla has gone bad? I have some Mission tortillas which were in the fridge section at?
There doesn't have to be "visible" mold for there to be mold in a bread product. Most commercial brands of breads/tortillas have preservatives in them to make them stay fresher longer but this is contingent on what sort of environment in which you store the food product. Golden Rule: if it tastes or smells bad, just throw it away. You're certainly not going to die from eating it (unless you're exceptionally sensitive). Next time you buy tortillas store them in the fridge to make them last longer or in a cool dry place like a cupboard. Any humidity/moisture will make them go bad faster than what the expiration date states. Hope this helps you out!
Can you use pre-cooked corn meal to make tortillas?
As an A2A in a brief flash, I thought this was a rather interesting idea until I remembered how crumbly cold set cornmeal mush … polenta for some … can be when sliced for frying. The texture of cooked cornmeal will not tolerate rolling thin. Tortillas are a cultural novelty to me and not something I make often.Masa harina, which is the fine corn flour used for successful corn tortillas, is a different creature to cornmeal despite their common beginning on the cob. The corn kernels have been soaked in limewater, an alkaline solution from limestone, that changes the structure of the starch, making the end product softer, more malleable, after the corn is dried and ground. Which makes golden sense when dealing with the thinness of the desired corn tortillas.This does provoke another question: how was it discovered that soaking corn in limewater would bring this result? Considering tortillas have been a part of an indigenous culture for centuries, we’ll never know the moment but certainly tips the cleverness of our species in ferreting cooking methods.We do so like our foods and fresh homemade corn tortillas are little bites of heaven.
Do tortillas or hard taco shells have dairy?
it depends on the brand, some do some don't. call your friend and ask to see the ingredients off the shells shes going to use. Look for whey (wheat is fine), and margarine (some actually have dairy), as well as the obvious milk products. Eggs are fine, their not actually dairy. you could bring your own too. Good luck! dairy is really hard to avoid, also avoid fake crab meat, it has dairy in it a lot of the time.
Do tortillas or hard taco shells have dairy?
no they do not as a person who has an allergy to protein and milk being included in that (its a long story and very rare), i can say the taco shells both ways dont have milk in them. however they could be made in a plant that has milk product. check the ingredients and next to those, by law all factories must kist food allergens in the factory. ikf non are listed your ok.
Do tortillas have gluten?
Look at the ingredients. If it contains only corn, oil and salt, maybe. Any wheat products, absolutely not.If the product has a “GF” label, it’s safe. Many don’t have a label whether they contain gluten or not, if they simply haven’t been tested.If you are not highly sensitive to gluten, you might get by from reading the ingredients. If you are highly sensitive (e.g. if you have Celiac disease) you are better off avoiding any tortillas not certified “Gluten-Free” because they may have been manufactured in a facility with wheat, leading to traces of gluten due to cross contamination, regardless of the ingredient list.Contamination often happens in a fryer too, if other products containing wheat are fried in the same oil (for this reason, french fries are not often sold as GF in restaurants).
What can I use as a butter substitute in a quesadilla recipe?
I'm trying to make quesadillas but I just realized I've run out of butter which I need to put on the outside of the tortilla so it browns while it's cooking.