Option A: You can now buy corn tortillas in local grocery stores as well as Mexican grocers, if you are lucky enough to live in a town with one. Since I live in Fredericton, I will let all you Fredericton people in on where to purchase corn tortillas: Sobeys, The Atlantic Superstore (Dominion and Loblaws to those in Newfoundland and Ontario) and most likely at the Scoop-and-Save on Prospect Street. Easy, right? Well the downside is that, in my humble opinion, these premade tortillas are never quite as good as fresh, homemade ones and they expire and dry out very quickly. They are also more costly than your typical flour tortillas.
Option B: Making your own Corn Tortillas! This is not the daunting task that it seems and there are several methods. The most common way is to use pre-ground, lime fortified corn flour (masa harina) which is then mixed with water to created dough. Regular corn flour, NOT corn meal, can be found at the Atlantic Superstore and many other whole foods stores. Now, for a more authentic tortilla, you can purchase a popular Mexican brand of masa harina called "Maseca" at the Scoop-and-Save and now at Wal-mart.
Super easy, right? Well, it can be a bit more difficult from here on. The tricky part is forming the tortillas. Typically, a person would also purchase a tortilla press to make round tortillas of even thickness, as is demonstrated in this recipe. I hit a snag here as I had quite the difficult time trying to find a tortilla press and after MUCH searching, I turned up empty handed. Don't fret, if you really feel that you need a tortilla press and you can't find one, you can order one online from many websites. However, plastic wrap or wax paper, a spatula, a rolling pin and/or a plate work just as well.
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