[net.cooks] Steaming Tortillas

ida@wlbr.UUCP (Margaret Wahl) (04/05/84)

	Does anyone know any tried and true methods for steaming tortillas,
    both corn and flour?

	I have tried steaming tortillas in a double boiler on top of the 
    stove as well as microwaving tortillas but I am unable to achieve 
    consistent results.  Any tips?



				Thanks.




				Maggie Wahl
				Bunker Ramo Electronic Systems
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brian@sdccsu3.UUCP (04/10/84)

wombat food

I have always steamed tortilla using a pan of boiling water (just a few
mm of water in a saucepan) with one of those wire-screen spatter
stoppers over the top of the pan.  I just lay one tortilla at a time on
it, wait a few seconds, turn it over, spread some butter on it (the
steam will melt the butter nicely), and then heap the ingredients on it
while its still on the screen.  The tortilla doesn't stick to the wire
screen much, and the steam even cleans the accumulated grease out of the
wire screen that got put there when I cooked the filling.  Selah.

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fhsu@uw-june (Sam Hsu) (04/12/84)

I have found steaming tortillas in a rice cooker to be easy and
consistent.  (Makes for cheap pancakes for moo shi X!)

berry@zinfandel.UUCP (04/17/84)

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zinfandel!berry    Apr 13 15:38:00 1984

I never steam tortillas, I just warm them on my comal.

Berry Kercheval		Zehntel Inc.	(ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!berry)
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