Dough-ing the Honduran Way
I thought I would try making some tortillas today. Well, I might as well get used to the food that my Honduran friends are accustomed too. So, I invested in the masa de maiz . Added some hot water and got to making the dough. All good now. Let it rest. Thirty minutes later as my stomach growled "lunch...grrr", I started making little balls of dough. My helper, 72 year-old Noella said, "Hmmm, I think the dough needs to be softer". Oh well...added some more water. And she helped me shape four balls of dough into true, off-white tortillas. The new iron skillet was super-hot. The shaped dough was thrown on it and it came out in great tortilla character. Served it with frijoles I had attempted yesterday, crema from the store and scrambled-omelette. I passed my own test. Noella seconded it. Loving the experience in Honduras and Dios es bueno todo el tiempo! Rachel