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Can you freeze tortillas?

post #1 of 3
10/30/09 at 8:12pm
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I bought a bunch of tortillas but only hate a few. I don't want to eat tacos all week long - can I freeze them? How do you freeze them so they're easy to thaw and separate?
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post #2 of 3
10/30/09 at 9:43pm
Yes, absolutely you can! I use two different methods for the tortillas I buy in the supermarket. The corn ones come in a stack of 20 to 25, the larger flour, 10 to 12. (I could probably buy freshly made if I wanted to travel a little, but we like the fairly fresh. locally made supermarket ones well enough. :blush:)
  • for corn tortillas, I portion them into serving-size piles (4 or 5 for the two of us), put each pile in a resealable plastic sandwich bag, then stack the bags back in the original plastic bag the tortillas came in, and twist-tie it closed. Then when I need some for a meal, I take out one small bag and let it thaw.
  • for packages of flour tortillas, I interleave the tortillas with waxed paper and again put them back in their original resealable plastic bag (or a clean resealable bag if the original can't reclose). The waxed paper keeps them from sticking together, so I can take out just one or however many I need.
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post #3 of 3
10/31/09 at 2:18am
Obvious joke here....if you hate them - why buy them? hehe ok I'll stop forgive me I had to...just a typo I know, sorry :)

I freeze them interleaved with grease proof paper - kind of like when you buy ready made puff pastry sheets. Into plastic sealed bags. Freeze.

In other words, what Suzanne said :)

I usually gently slide a knife between the layers, then if I have the oven on they go in there to loosen up, or nuke them for a bit in the microwave.

They're a good standby for emergency cooking - guests arrive, got nothing. Quessadillas (sp?), pizza type dish, or grilled (broiled) then torn up for dippers with hummus etc.
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