Mini Corn Tortillas Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 18-by-13-inch rimmed baking pan with parchment.
• Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups of the cheese evenly over the parchment. Arrange the tortillas to fill the pan in rows of 4 so that they are overlapping. Sprinkle another 1 1/2 cups of cheese on top and bake until the cheese is slightly dry and not greasy, but not yet brown, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and taco seasoning and cook, stirring and breaking up any clumps with a wooden spoon, until brown, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and 1/4 cup water and simmer, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 3 minutes.
• Spread the refried beans on top of tortillas, leaving a 1-inch border on the 2 short ends. Spoon the beef evenly over the beans, followed by pico de gallo, jalapenos and olives. Sprinkle the remaining 2 cups of cheese on top.
• Starting at a short end, use the parchment to help you tightly roll up the taco. Return to the oven and bake until hot through and golden brown in parts, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Use a large spatula to transfer the roll to a cutting board. Slice with a bread knife and serve with guacamole, sour cream, and more pico.

Steps:

• Combine tortilla flour and water in a large bowl and knead with your hands until a uniform dough forms, about 1 minute. Pinch off enough dough to form a scant 3/4-inch ball. (Dough should be moist but not sticky when formed into a ball. If necessary, knead a little more tortilla flour or water into dough.) Form remaining dough into 3/4-inch balls, transferring to a plate, and cover with plastic wrap.
• Very lightly oil comal (or pizza pan), then heat over medium-high heat until hot, about 2 minutes.
• Press 1 ball of dough between plastic squares in tortilla press to form a 3-inch tortilla (about 1/16 inch thick). Peel off 1 plastic square, then, holding tortilla in your palm, carefully peel off other square and gently transfer tortilla to comal.
• Cook until edges just loosen from comal and small brown spots appear on underside, 30 to 45 seconds. Turn over and cook, pressing flat with a metal spatula if necessary, until brown spots appear on underside, about 45 seconds. Turn over again and cook, pressing down with spatula, until tortilla inflates slightly (this may not always happen), 10 to 15 seconds. Enclose tortilla in folded cloth to keep warm and moist.
• Make more tortillas, stacking them in cloth. (Once you get a rhythm going, cook more than 1 tortilla at a time.)
• Cook garlic, chile, and 1/2 cup onion (reserve remainder for Garnish) in 2 tablespoons lard in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring, until onion is softened, about 3 minutes. Add huitlacoche and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Warm remaining 2 tablespoons lard (if using) to liquefy. Heat comal (or pizza pan) over medium heat until hot, then heat 8 mini tortillas, brushing tops lightly with some of lard (about 3/4 teaspoon each). While heating tortillas (1 to 2 minutes total), top each with about 1/2 teaspoon salsa, a sprinkling of reserved raw onion, and a rounded teaspoon huitlacoche mixture.
• Transfer chalupas to a platter, then sprinkle with queso fresco and serve immediately.
• Keep comal warm and repeat procedure when ready to serve next batch of chalupas.

Steps:

• Mix together your dry ingredients and then the eggs and water together. You may need to add more water to thin out the mix a bit. The batter should be the consistency of slightly thickened crepe batter.
• On a very hot griddle (400 degrees) spoon about 1/3 cup of the batter and form into a circle -- much like you would a crepe. When the tortilla is not shiny in appearance, flip over and allow to cook another minute or so.
• Stack on top of each other and keep warm til serving.