Nixtamalized Corn Tortillas Recipe

Recipe By Serious Eats

The key to great tacos is great tortillas, but all too often, the tortillas are the worst part. Turns out, once you've bought the two key ingredients, making nixtamalized corn dough for tortillas is incredibly easy. This recipe, designed for home cooks, requires dried corn, slaked lime , and a food processor.

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Ingredients for Nixtamalized Corn Tortillas Recipe

  • 40 gram Dried white, yellow, or blue dent or field corn
  • 120 milliliter Water, Plus More As Needed
  • 0.60 gram Pickling lime
Nutrition
value
29
calories per serving
< 1 g Fat1 g Protein5 g Carbs2 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    < 1g
  • Protein
    1g
  • Carbs
    5g
  • Fiber
    2g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    5g
  • Protein
    1g
  • Fiber
    2g

Fats

  • Fat
    < 1g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    31mg
  • Iron
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin A
    < 1mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    18mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    4mg
  • Vitamin E
    < 1mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    10mg
  • Manganese
    < 1mg
  • Phosphorus
    4mg
  • Selenium
    < 1mcg
  • Zinc
    < 1mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By Serious Eats