Recipe for a basic version of this popular dish created for using stale tortillas.
Suero (whey) or buttermilk make these fluffy biscuits rich and delightful with your favorite jam.
Flour tortillas have to be rolled out with a rolling pin. The best (and traditional) rolling pin (palote) made of wood and is 14" - 18" long and about 1" in diameter.Flour tortillas are made with wheat flour and in order for the tortilla to maintain its flattened shape the dough must be rolled until the gluten strands break down. Without rolling the ball of dough would just snap back into its p...
Chilaquiles, pronounced [chee-lah-KEE-lehs]. This dish is popular from the U.S. border all throughout Mexico and downward into Guatemala because it is a popular way to use stale corn tortillas.
Flautas translated to English means "flutes". The dish is comprised of large corn tortillas with a small amount of filling and rolled up tightly to make a "flute" shaped taco. The taco is then fried crisp. It is important to serve the flautas just as the come from the fryer otherwise they will get tough and chewy. This recipe is by Diana Kennedy "The Art of Mexican Cooking"....