Tortillas - Maseca Corn Flour Masa for Tortillas - 4.4 lbs

Maseca Instant Corn Masa Flour - Gluten Free

Traditional Corn Flour for Tortillas by Maseca is made from ground, dried corn. Ideal to make masa harina (dough) for tortillas, sopes and empanadas, enchiladas, pupusas, guaraches, coricos (galletas de maiz), arepas and atole. Maseca Instant Corn Masa is a product from Azteca Milling. Maseca corn flour is gluten free.

Azteca Milling LP, the producer of Maseca and "Stone Ground" VGP brand Masa - Mixta, is a division of Gruma Corporation. With 50 years of experience in the production of corn masa flour, it's no wonder that Gruma is the world's largest producer of corn masa flour.

CHORIZO AND CHEESE EMPANADAS

INGREDIENTS
3 cups MASECA corn flour traditional (white bag)
3 3/4 cups water room temperature
1 lb cheese (queso fresco, mozzarella or monterrey jack)
1 lb chorizo or longaniza (Mexican sausage)
vegetable oil for frying

MASA PREPARATION
Mix the water with MASECA corn flour and mix it until consistency and texture is uniform (about 10 minutes). The masa is ready when the masa doesn't stick in your hands. Make 20 balls of masa of the same size. (golf ball size)

TORTILLA PREPARATION

Cover the top and the inside botton of the tortilla press with a piece of plastic. Place one ball in the middle and press, to form a tortilla with a diameter of 4 1/2 to 5 inches.

EMPANADAS PREPARATION

Pull back the top of the plastic from the tortilla. Place a spoon of cooked chorizo and a slice of cheese on top of the tortilla masa. Fold in half and seal the contents by pressing the edges together, with your fingers. Peel the empanada away from the plastic and fry it in vegetable oil at 450 F degrees until the empanada turns light brown.

CHORIZO PREPARATION

Remove casting from chorizo and fry it in a large pan until browned.

CHEESE PREPARATION

Grade cheese slices into pieces of 2 1/2 inches long and 1/2 inches thick.

MAKE 20 DELICIOUS MEXICAN EMPANADAS.
(Courtesy of Jesus Bojorquez "The masa man")

Please visit our article: "Tortillas, a Mexican tradition" at Making Tortillas.

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