Tortillas Maseca Corn Flour Masa For 4 Lbs4 Lbs

maseca instant corn masa flour gluten freetortillas corn flour made from ground dried corn ideal to make masa harina dough for tortillas sopes and empanadas enchiladas pupusas guaraches 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 empanadasingredients3 cups maseca corn flour traditional white bag 3 3 4 cups water room temperature1 lb cheese queso fresco mozzarella or monterrey jack 1 lb chorizo or longaniza mexican sausage vegetable oil for fryingmasa preparationmix 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 preparationcover 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 preparationpull 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 preparationremove casting from chorizo and fry it in a large pan until browned cheese preparationgrade 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 video how to make tortillas with maseca masa , masa instantanea de maiz libre de glute