So this recipe is the bomb.dot.com. Yep. You can save $40 a month in grocery costs. But more importantly, once you taste these babies, you'll never buy store-bought again.
Introducing your own home-made tortillas.
You will need.
tortilla press (link below to purchase)
Water 1 cup
Flour 3 cups
olive oil 1/3 cup (or whatever cooking oil you prefer. We've also used coconut oil)
cumin/paprika/salt (a pinch of each)
So how are you saving that much money? Let me just tell you. My family loves Mexican. It's on the menu at least once a week at our house. We eat tortillas like candy. We stack tortillas in Mexican lasagna, roll them in fresh dip, break them into pieces and eat them with guacamole. And then of course there are fajitas, quesadillas, and anything else you can think of. We have small group get-togethers and football parties that are themed Mexican food. It's a big deal.
Of course, I wanted to always be purchasing the "healthy ones". You know, only a few non-GMO ingredients, no fillers, fresh whole wheat flour? Yeah. Those specific tortillas are $4.99 for a package of 6-8 tortillas. And we were buying at least 2 packs a week to support our Mexican addiction. $10 a week, $40 a month, $480 a year? That's the break down of what we were spending on nasty pre-packaged cold tortillas that still had quite a bunch of weird ingredients. I don't think so kids. I need maximum healthiness for minimal coins.
Well then we tasted these tortillas and realized we hadn't been just compromising budget, we had been compromising taste! These puppies are warm and soft with a hint of smoke (the paprika) and sea salt. And, so good for you, with a whopping THREE organic fresh ingredients. One batch yields 14 medium sized tortillas!
Instructions:
Mix ingredients. Form into round balls--about the size of golf balls. Place dough balls, one by one, in the middle of the hot press. Spray press as needed with non-stick spray. Press down hard and allow each tortilla about 5-12 seconds in the press before removing.
Note. You may want to read the basic instructions that come with the press. My magic number is 8-10 seconds in the press because I like a really soft tortilla.
Done.
Boom. You saved $40 a month and your whole family will be eating these by the dozen.
