Blue Masa (Nixtamalised) Flour for Tortillas, 1kg
SKU
BB-3516
In stock
£4.53 £4.53
Craft authentic tortillas with this high-quality, nixtamalised blue maize flour. The outer coating of the maize has been removed, making it easy to use with your Victoria Tortilla Press. Non-GMO and perfect for creating soft, delicious tortillas at home.
Ingredients: nixtamalised ground blue maize (non GMO)
Allergy Advice: Made in a factory that handles nuts, peanuts and sesame
Nutritional information / 100g
Energy | 346kcal / 1524kj |
Fat | 5.1g |
...of which saturates | 0.8g |
Carbohydrate | 76.4g |
...of which sugars | 0.6g |
Fibre | 0g |
Protein | 8.7g |
Salt | 0.01g |
Tortilla Recipe
Ingredients:
300g BakeryBits Blue Masa Flour
350g water
Makes about 20x 6”, 13x 8” or 11x 10” tortillas using a Victoria tortilla press.
Method:
- Mix the Masa flour and water with your hands or a dough whisk for about 2 minutes to form a soft dough. Add a little water if the dough is dry.
- Divide the dough into portions suitable for the size of your Tortilla press about 30g for the 6.5” press, 45g for the 8” press and 65g for the 10” press.
- Using two pieces of baking parchment the size of your press, put a ball of the dough between them into the press
- Press the tortilla until it fills the press plate.
- Peel off the tortilla and cook on a medium-hot griddle (or large skillet) turning 2 or 3 times.
- Keep cooked tortillas covered to keep them warm and soft.
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Tortillas Made with Nixtamalised Maize Flour or Masa Harina
I like a tortilla as much as the next person, probably more, but what’s this "nixtamalised" business? Maize (corn) is traditionally used to make a flour for tortillas called masa harina. However, unprocessed corn has a tough outer skin, making it tricky to mill into flour and harder for us to digest. Thousands of years ago, the ... Read more
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