The Science of Making Flour Tortilla Chips

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Tip 1 - Fresh-fried tortilla chips: corn vs. flour tortillas

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Terence Mukupe | permalink

In my continuing struggle to understand the tortilla chip, I've finally made some progress. But this time, the progress is shared! Ross Goldenberg at gastromonomer.org led the effort with a fanta...
Tags: flour,frying,masa harina,recipe hacking,tortilla,tortilla chips

For further reading: http://sciencefare.org/2012/07/25/freshfried-tortilla-chips-corn-flour-tortillas/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Fresh-fried tortilla chips: optimal frying time and temperature

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Brad Andersen | permalink

Well, after several posts that struggled to reach the platonic ideal of a tortilla chip, I think I've finally found the answer! It's nice to get that elated feeling, of "yes, science works!" In a...
Tags: corn tortillas,crispiness,frying time,maillard reaction,masa harina,recipe hacking,tortilla,tortilla chips

For further reading: http://sciencefare.org/2012/08/01/freshfried-tortilla-chips-optimal-frying-time-temperature/ ^[2]