Tortilla Surprise Recipes

HOMEMADE TORTILLAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Stir in water and oil. Turn onto a floured surface; knead 10-12 times, adding a little flour or water if needed to achieve a smooth dough. Let rest for 10 minutes., Divide dough into 8 portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into a 7-in. circle., In a greased cast-iron or other heavy skillet, cook tortillas over medium heat until lightly browned, 1 minute on each side. Serve warm.

CINNAMON TORTILLA SURPRISE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 40 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Combine sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
• Brush both sides of flour tortilla pieces with melted butter; sprinkle each with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Gently fit each tortilla piece into a prepared muffin cup, shaping the tortilla to make a shell.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tortilla shells are golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Beat milk, cream cheese, and pudding mix in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth; fold in whipped topping. Fill each tortilla shell with about 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture. Drizzle with chocolate syrup and top each with a maraschino cherry.

TORTILLA SURPRISE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until thoroughly browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes; drain excess fat. Mix in the cream of mushroom soup, milk, and green chilies; return to medium heat, and simmer for about 10 more minutes.
• Spread 2 tortillas with refried beans; stack the two tortillas into the bottom of an 8x10-inch baking dish. Top with about 1/4 of the meat mixture, and sprinkle with about 1 tablespoon of Cheddar cheese, or as desired. Spread 2 more tortillas with refried beans, lay them over the cheese, and continue layering the casserole as before with meat mixture, cheese, and tortillas spread with beans. End with 1 tablespoon of cheese, or more to taste.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and the cheese has melted and begun to brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

TORTILLA BANANA SURPRISE WRAPS

Steps:

• Remove stems & puree strawberries with 1 tbsp powdered sugar. Set aside.
• Combine room temp low-fat cream cheese with 1 tbsp powdered sugar & set aside.
• Peel & halve the bananas, then split each half again -- but lengthwise.
• Begin to assemble the tortilla wraps by 1st placing 2 banana quarters side-by-side in the center of ea flour tortilla.
• Fold the 2 side edges of the tortillas over to encircle the banana halves.
• Fold the open ends in slightly & then the entire end back over any exposed tortilla edges to form a wrap with all edges on 1 side.
• Place the wraps (exposed edges down) in a dry skillet & brown the tortilla over med heat, turning several times. (The 1st browning will "seal" the edge side & keep the tortillas in a uniform shape as you continue to brown.).
• Transfer tortillas to dessert plates. Spoon 1/4 of the strawberry puree over each tortilla & 1/4 of the cream cheese in the center. Serve warm.
• NOTE: This dish was created for a friend & written to be low-fat. You can dress it up by adding choc chips &/or nuts to the inside of the wrap w/the bananas or other options your imagination might envision.

SUNNY'S EASY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• For the tortilla strips: Heat the oil in a medium Dutch oven over medium-high heat. When the oil begins to shimmer, add the tortilla strips and cook, stirring, until they are crispy, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle lightly with salt. Set aside.
• For the soup: In the same pot, add the cumin, paprika, jalapeños, onion and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until the veggies are soft and tender, about 8 minutes. Add the stock and diced tomatoes and green chiles. Bring to a simmer. Add the chicken and simmer until the chicken is warmed through.
• For serving: Serve in bowls with a pile of the fried tortilla strips and some yogurt and hot sauce, if desired, on the side.

FLOUR TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Heat the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until tiny bubbles start to form around the edges of the pan (the milk should be 180 degrees F), 4 to 5 minutes. Immediately remove from the heat and stir in the lard until melted. Let cool for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl until completely combined. Pour in the warm milk mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until a shaggy dough forms.
• When cool enough to handle, knead the dough in the bowl until almost completely smooth, about 3 minutes; do not overwork, the dough should be soft and only slightly elastic and not sticky. Wrap in plastic and let rest at room temperature for 1 hour to relax dough.
• Divide the dough into 16 balls about a scant 3 tablespoons each (or 46g.). Arrange the balls on a rimmed baking sheet and cover with a damp kitchen towel until ready to use.
• Working with one dough ball at a time, roll out on a lightly floured surface to a 7-inch round.
• Heat a medium cast-iron skillet or large griddle over medium-high heat.
• Working with one at a time (unless using a large griddle), cook the tortillas, reducing the heat if they are getting dark too quickly, until air bubbles form on the surface and the bottom is brown in spots, about 30 seconds. Poke any large bubbles with a fork to release steam, flip the tortillas and cook until brown in spots on the other side, about 30 seconds. Stack and wrap the tortillas in a clean kitchen towel and keep warm. Repeat rolling and cooking the remaining dough balls.