Tried to make homemade tortilla chips

by "BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura)
Published 02/15/2017 at 22:31

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Recipe says to coat them in cooking spray before applying cinnamon and sugar. It then offers using butter as alternative. Definitely shoulda used butter. I don’t know if my wife just bought cheap cooking spray or what, but they came out with a distinct oily/chemical taste while also really drying them out. Will fix next time.

They look good though!

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"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
02/15/2017 at 22:39, STARS: 0

See if you can find a good buñuelo recipe. Very tasty! 

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
02/15/2017 at 22:41, STARS: 4

Oh, man. When I was a kid, I would take a flour tortilla, slather it in butter, sprinkle on cinnamon and sugar, roll it up tight, and microwave it for about 15 seconds.

OOOOOOOHOWAAAAAH YES

"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
02/15/2017 at 22:59, STARS: 1

I’ve made chips from corn tortillas. Just fry them in some olive oil for a few and your good

"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
02/15/2017 at 23:12, STARS: 1

Is there cooking spray that doesn’t taste weird? I don’t know, I pretty much always use butter.

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
02/15/2017 at 23:14, STARS: 2

Some vanilla ice cream might save them. Ice cream saves everything.

"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
02/15/2017 at 23:18, STARS: 1

I like to think that it’s only a culinary disaster if you can’t fix it with ketchup. I guess ice cream works too. :P

"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
02/15/2017 at 23:32, STARS: 0

I deep fry on my stove with an enameled cast iron dutch oven and a candy thermometer, like this:

Using the cast iron instead of a regular pot like in this picture gives a steadier temperature because it holds on to heat more than a standard pot.

I also have a digital meat thermometer that I could use for this purpose of I got a little clip for the probe like on the left in this pic:

(They’re using a dutch oven in this pic, it’s the best move for stove top deep frying.)

Be prepared for your house to smell like grease afterwards. I have a good air purifier and it still happens.

"Hammerdown" (hammerdown32)
02/16/2017 at 10:12, STARS: 0

7/10 would still eat

"BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura)
02/16/2017 at 10:22, STARS: 1

Ours is “butter flavor” so I thought I was good...