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Nachos

Nachos (or tortilla chips) are small Tex-Mex snack triangles, often served with guacamole. Authentic nachos are made from tortillas, cut into triangles and fried, but here is a lighter, oven-baked version.

The recipe is very simple, though the cutting out is a bit of work, and I've given you 2 methods for this.

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Last modified on: November 4^th 2020

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For 144 pieces, you will need:

1 250 g Maize flour (masa harina)
2 10 g caster sugar
3 15 g fine (or table) salt
4 15 g chilli spices
5 75 g butter
6 150 g water
Total weight: 515 grams

Change these quantities to make: 48 pieces 72 pieces 144 pieces 288 pieces 432 pieces

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
21 min.	20 min.	25 min.	1 hour 6 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Put into a mixer bowl: 250 g Maize flour (masa harina), 10 g caster sugar, 15 g fine (or table) salt, 15 g chilli spices and 75 g butter.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Knead until the texture is "sandy".

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Add 150 g water and continue kneading...

Stage 4 - 2 min.

...until evenly mixed (this should only take 1 or 2 minutes).

Stage 5 - 20 min.

Weigh out into 7 oz (200g) pieces. Roll into balls, cover with a plastic sheet and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.

Stage 6

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Cut out the nachos (classic method)

After refrigerating, place a ball of dough on a sheet of cooking parchment and shape it into a square.

Stage 7

Lay another sheet of cooking parchment on top, then roll out with a rolling pin to just under 1/8 inch (about 2mm) thick.

Stage 8

Take off the top sheet.

Stage 9

Cut off the edges to leave a square about 10 x 10 inches (24 x 24 cm).

Keep the trimmings in the fridge to use up later.

Stage 10

Use a large knife to mark out the square into 2.5 inch (6 cm) squares.

You don't need to cut right through the dough, as the nachos will cut up easily when cooked.

Stage 11 - 10 min.

Mark each square diagonally to create triangles.

Stage 12 - 25 min.

Bake for 25 minutes.

Stage 13

Cut out the nachos (method without trimmings)

Cut out a 10-inch (24 cm) square of coloured paper (newspaper here). Put this on your worktop and lay a plastic sheet over it.

Stage 14

Sit a ball of dough on the plastic sheet and press out into a rough square shape with your hand.

Stage 15

Fold in the plastic sheet over the dough to the size of the paper square underneath, which will act as your template.

Now use a rolling pin to roll the dough to the right size, which will give you a neat square.

Stage 16

Lay the dough on a baking sheet and freeze for 20 minutes to make it easier to remove the plastic.

Stage 17

Gently undo the plastic sheet and transfer the dough onto a sheet of cooking parchment.

Stage 18

Mark out as in stage 10..

Prepare all the dough like this.

Stage 19

Bake for 20 minutes. Take out of the oven and leave to cool before separating the nachos.

Remarks

If you'd prefer more solid nachos – easier if you want to scoop up stiffer dips – use half-and-half wheat and maize flour.

Why not try different spice combinations to vary the colour and flavour of your nachos?

If you'd like "slim" nachos, mark out rectangles 2.5 x 1.5 inches (6 x 4 cm), instead of 2.5 inch squares.

Keeping

A few days in an air-tight jar or tin.

Source

Based on a recipe from Frédéric Pierrain teacher at INBP (French national bakery institute).)

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,507 Kcal or 6,310 Kj	23 gr	195 gr	71 gr
75 %	9 %	18 %	11 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
293 Kcal or 1,227 Kj	4 gr	38 gr	14 gr
15 %	2 %	4 %	2 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
10 Kcal or 42 Kj	< 1 gr	1 gr	< 1 gr
1 %	<1 %	<1 %	<1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 144 pieces : 2.17 €
Per piece : 0.02 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Maize flour (masa harina) : You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cornmeal baps for Anne, Galette Charentaise, ... All
	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to cook pasta properly, Stewed apple (compote), Italian hot chocolate , Fillet of beef in a rosemary crust, Classic French white bread, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, Eggs Benedict , Chocolate almond cookies, Eggs Arsène, Warm white bean salad with smoked trout, ... All
	Fine (or table) salt: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Involtinis, Pasta with cherry tomatoes, olives and feta cheese, Old style brioche, Salmon and spinach quiche, Cherry tomato and green bean salad, ... All

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