Tortillas, the staple of every Southern Texas household. Breakfast tacos are huge here.
I found this crock in a flea market (naturally) about 15 yrs ago. I just couldn't resist. I had never seen one like it in all my years of tortillas. Most folks that I know have the plastic version. Just in looking at that crock right now..I got up to see if it has any markings on it, to indicate who made it. All it has is a persons name scribbled into the clay..Clarence Brown. I'm guessing that would indicate that it is handmade. Interesting, I had never looked before.
Because of this little jem, I decided to try my hand at making tortillas.
I would like to say that they were easy, but at first they were very difficult. They are supposed to be round and a little chewy. Mine came out like the shape of Texas and very crispy. They made great Chalupas!
After many years of practice, they still weren't perfect, but at least they were getting better.
I don't know why I stopped making them, but I did. Life got a little busier and it was so much easier to just buy them. Lazy!
Time to get hubby off to work! Maybe he'll get some breakfast tacos to start his day!
15 comments:
small and chewy or big like Texas... either way home made food is fab!
Love that crock! Tortillas are big at my house any time of the day, any day of the week!
So you went with the corn instead of white flour? I'll take either unless fajita steak is involved.
I like your bowl. Whoever made it did a good job, from the picture.
What a beautiful crock pot! And totally handmade...that "label" is very professional.
Breakfast tacos...mmmmm...I've got sausage, eggs, cheese and tortillas...I know what I'm eating in the morning!
That is a beautiful piece of pottery. I tried googling Clarence Brown and pottery and didn't come up with anything...
That is a beautiful tortilla container. I have always wanted one but thought those red plastic ones were just ugly. This one is adorable. I'll have to scout out some flea markets this summer.
Crispy or chewy, I'd be first in line for homemade!
Cool tortilla thingy-ma-bob! I would NEVER, and I mean NEVER try to make a homemade tortilla but I'll sure eat the heck out of one or two. =)
Mindy
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Great find on the crockery. I never made tortillas from scratch, sounds tasty. Years ago I learned how to cook them on the top of a burner. Now I’m hungry…wonderful post!
Gerardine Baugh
Eternally Distracted...Fabulous if you don't burn them, which I did plenty of that!
Suzicate...Thanks. I had no idea that they were common that far north.
Eric...Flour tortillas. I never learned how to do corn. I don't like fajitas either.
Lucy...Thanks. They were very gifted to have made it by hand.
Kathryn...Rght, it looks so professional. I'm guessing that he used a letter press.
Jen...Yummy!!! I gave hubby bean and potato this morning.
Grace...Thanks. I also tried to google it and got nothing. Hubby thinks it might have been just a pottery class project.
Jen...Thanks. I know! Those plastic ones always kept me from having one. Good luck on finding one. If you do, you must post about it.
Sprite's Keeper...Believe me the chewy ones are so much better. The crispy ones were so stiff they could cut.
Mindy...I'm surprised! You are always talking about cooking. I would have thought this would be right up your alley.
Gerardine...Thanks. Well not axactly from scratch, more like from a bag of premixed flour.
That is a really cool crock!
Tortillas? I'm very impressed. I thought you just bought those in the store...
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