The difference in the taste is undeniable but the process of making homemade tortillas can admittedly seem quite intimidating. The combination of ingredients seems simple enough and I’ve watched my Mexican in-laws perform this task with such natural ease, for dozens of us and many times over, but I was always a little scared to go for it. Until, low and behold, my daughter’s school prompted us to finally give it a go. My middle schooler’s class assigned her this at-home project to document, serving as the catalyst for this Mexican rite of passage to take place.
I give her all the credit as I mostly stood back and let her take the reins, she is the one getting graded on it’s completion after all, and straight out of the gate she nailed it, with a little instruction from my husband and a recipe courtesy of my mother-in-law. That night we made fajitas on the grill and relished in her competence to recreate Mama Maria’s tortillas that yielded warm, slightly dense, buttery handhelds and the inaugural try to keep this culinary tradition going strong.
Keep scrolling to find Mama Maria’s homemade tortilla recipe and don’t be scurred like us to try your hand at this delicious & beloved Mexican staple.
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