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Farm Kitchen:  I made tortillas!!!  |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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 Posted - Jan 07 2008 : 06:57:34 AM
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Last night I was making sweet potato and black bean burritos (REALLY easy and yummy) and I was all set with the filling and "toppings" when I realized that I had TWO tortillas left. That wouldn't work for us, so......
I remembered that I'd seen a recipe for tortillas in the Farm Kitchen MaryJane's magazine and I had some Budget Mix, so I made them! They were fast and easy and my family loved them. I felt like such a good farmgirl - "Don't have tortillas??? Make 'em!!!"
So for all of you that, like me, have been scared away from tortilla-making because it seemed complicated - it's not - just follow the recipe, and they're YUMMY!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2008 : 07:52:46 AM
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I adore homemade tortillas and havn't made them in awhile..but I sure will make some this week..yum!! Sweet potato and black bean burritos...MUST have THAT recipe Libbie..sounds so good!!!
It was so fun to see you Saturday!!! I hope you are able to come tuttle shat (heehee) with us on Friday.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2008 : 08:21:37 AM
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Okey-dokey - here it goes - It's modified from the "Saving Dinner" cookbook. This one serves 3, so adjust as needed:
1 sweet potato or yam, cooked and peeled (I do this in the microwave - cook for 5 minutes)
1 can black beans
1 onion
1 clove garlic
enough olive oil to saute the onions and garlic in
1 tsp. cumin (VERY IMPORTANT!!!)
So, you chop the onions, mince the garlic and saute them in the oil until the onions are clear, and then stir in the cumin. Then you drain and rinse the black beans and add them. THEN, you mash the sweet potato and add it - do NOT try to mash it once it's already in with the black beans - I made that mistake before - it's NOT good!!! Mix 'em up together and make sure they're good and hot, then make burritos with HOMEMADE TORTILLAS (of course!) and sour cream, cheese, whatever you like in them, serve with a green salad, and you've got dinner!
I'm working on seeing if I can come - tuttles in hand - on Friday. I have to check in with my mum about child care. Somehow I just can't see all that thread and my two boys staying away from each other....
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
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bboopster
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Betty Jo
West Bend
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jan 09 2008 : 07:51:50 AM
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Libbie, Thanks for the recipe I can't wait to try it. My DH doesn't like sweet potatoes so I will have to make for myself or maybe my nanny family or at least the mom. Thank you for sharing your experience.
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
3004 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
3004 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2008 : 08:18:08 AM
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Libbie(or anyone else)
How do you make the tortillas? I don't have any Budget Mix, but do have a little Bisquick(BLECK) mix to use up. |
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
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Posted - Jan 14 2008 : 6:15:45 PM
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Oh, I am going to have to try that! YUM! I make all my own tortillas using the "mix" found with the hispanic foods. It is just finely ground, pre-limed corn meal (the lime makes the corn more digestable so you get the nutrients, otherwise it actualy robs nutrition from your body). The mix costs about $2 a bag and lasts my family 5-6 meals. Not a bad deal. I always make some extras so the kids can eat them with peanut butter and honey after school the next day.
It sounds so good to hear myself laugh. --Rascal Flats, "No Reins" |
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Ronna
True Blue Farmgirl
1891 Posts
Ronna
Fernley
NV
USA
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Posted - Jan 14 2008 : 8:45:02 PM
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I believe Libbie made flour tortillas and Corrine made corn tortillas, from the postings. I've made both, but it's been a long time. Anyone with a Trader Joes can get fresh handmade corn or flour tortillas and they are really good. Almost as good as those home made and worlds better than anything from a grocery store.
Ronna |
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tziporra
True Blue Farmgirl
234 Posts
Robin
Seattle
WA
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2008 : 8:57:58 PM
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I always make our tortillas using Laurel's kitchen. She has recipes for corn and flour (well, she says to just use her chapathi recipe for flour ones, and she's right - it works great). I do have to double the amount of salt she uses to not get a bland tortilla.
Hot off the griddle with a little butter melted on, oh yum, there is nothing like a fresh tortilla.
Best,
Robin |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jan 14 2008 : 9:48:36 PM
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I don't know if you could use bisquick for tortillas..maybe. I mostly make flour tortillas when I make them, but have made corn too. (Masa is the mix you use...I wish it came in smaller than a 5 lb. bag!! I keep it in the freezer when I get it so it stays nice)
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2008 : 5:27:58 PM
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I tried making tortillas and they came out bad. help. I don't have any other recipe. Can someone post a flour recipe here please. thanks
Best Growing |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2008 : 6:36:06 PM
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Libbie, I haven't seen you on lately, I know you're busy with your home redo, but could I have the recipe for the sweet potato and black bean burritos? Sounds like something right up my alley, for sure.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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tziporra
True Blue Farmgirl
234 Posts
Robin
Seattle
WA
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2008 : 6:40:25 PM
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Flour Tortillas (adapted from Laurel's Kitchen):
3 cups flour (whole wheat if you swing that way, or all-purpose unbleached)
1 cup water
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup oil (I have used butter, rendered beef fat, and peanut oil all with good results)
If using a solid fat, combine flour, salt and fat with paddle attachment of a stand mixer or with a fork until resembles coarse cornmeal. If using liquid oil just stir it up. Add water while stirring with fork or paddle, but DONT over-stir, just until combined. Please use a very light hand or tortillas will be tough. Allow dough to rest while covered with plastic wrap for about 10 minutes to autolyze (this makes rolling the tortillas SO much easier).
Place a large (mine covers two burners) cast-iron griddle on your stovetop and turn heat to medium. Griddle is ready when a drop of water "dances" on the surface. Pinch dough into eight-twelve little balls. Flour your work surface and rolling pin and roll out each ball very very thinly. A silicon mat works great for this, but I've muddled along with just the countertop as well. Cook each torilla about 1-2 minutes per side, until they start to puff and brown.
Slather with butter and eat hot. Oh, you might try to save some for the rest of your family too, I guess ;)
Best,
Robin |
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
3004 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
3004 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2008 : 8:07:53 PM
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| Oh Robin that sounds delish!! |
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Txfarmgal
True Blue Farmgirl
585 Posts
AK
USA
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Posted - Jun 26 2008 : 4:48:55 PM
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I remembered that I'd seen a recipe for tortillas in the Farm Kitchen MaryJane's magazine and I had some Budget Mix, so I made them! They were fast and easy and my family loved them. I felt like such a good farmgirl - "Don't have tortillas??? Make 'em!!!"
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I love making chips from tortillas!!!
AngiK
For he is faithful that promised. Hebrews 10:23
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Jun 26 2008 : 7:46:08 PM
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Mmmmmm - yep - I'm here, Jonni ! - and I would just LOVE to share the black bean/sweet potato burrito recipe!
Here goes - so you cook up one big sweet potato - I just scrub it, poke it with a fork a few times and put it in the micro for 6 minutes (I know...cheating! ). While that's cooking, chop up a white or yellow onion and saute it and a clove or two of garlic in a saucepan. When the onion's soft and clear, add a couple of teaspoons of cumin and salt & pepper to taste. I like around 2 tsp. of cumin, but some like less. Now, here's where I've found that the order of operations actually matters, or you'll end up with squished black beans. Peel the sweet potato and mash it in a separate bowl with a fork, then mix it with the onion/garlic. Drain and rinse a can of black beans and fold it into the sweet potato mixture. It'll be pretty thick - sometimes I add some water to thin it out a bit. Heat it up so it's nice & hot, then roll up those homemade-tortilla burritos! They're great with cheese, sour cream and cilantro -- ENJOY!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
935 Posts
Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2008 : 3:27:38 PM
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Thanks, Libbie!!! Hoping you are well, and enjoying life. Glad to hear from you and YUMMM!!! Can't wait to try it this week!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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