Warming Tortillas

Tortillas come in all shapes, colors and packaging and blends. Two of the most popular type of tortillas are corn and flour tortillas.

Corn tortillas are slightly mealier and maize hued (unless they are bluish-grey blue corn tortillas or corn tortillas in white coloring), while flour tortillas are smoother and lighter.

For those who want the nutrition in unrefined grain, wheat tortillas and even less processed whole wheat tortillas are becoming popular. Nutrition conscious food lovers may also consider wrapping their enchiladas and burritos with fat free tortillas, low calorie tortillas, rice tortillas or spinach tortillas. Corn and flour tortillas can be pressed or fried. Fried tortillas make great chicken tortilla dishes, while press tortillas are better for lathering on cheese, Mole or Verde sauce.

But whatever type of tortilla you choose, chances are a recipe is going to call for warming them, so...

• To warm tortillas, stack them on top of each other, wrap in foil, and heat at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Alternativey, warm the tortillas by wrapping the tortillas loosely in waxed paper and microwaving on high power for 15 seconds for every 2 tortillas.

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