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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.

39 K 5/5 (1 reviews)

1 hour 6 min. difficulté

Easy

2.20 €

144 pieces

6 Ingredients

Last modified on: November 4^th 2020

For 144 pieces, you will need:

1 390 ml Maize flour (masa harina)
2 10 ml caster sugar
3 21 ml fine (or table) salt
4 15 ml chilli spices
5 77.4 ml butter
6 150 ml water

Change these quantities to make:

48 pieces 72 pieces 144 pieces 288 pieces 432 pieces

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 25 min.

Resting: 20 min.

Cooking: 25 min.

All in all: 1 hour 6 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Put into a mixer bowl: 390 ml Maize flour (masa harina), 10 ml caster sugar, 21 ml fine (or table) salt, 15 ml chilli spices and 77.4 ml butter.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Knead until the texture is "sandy".

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Add 150 ml 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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	20 RDI=9 %	200 RDI=20 %	70 RDI=10 %	1,510 RDI=80 %	6,310 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g	4 RDI=2 %	40 RDI=4 %	10 RDI=2 %	290 RDI=20 %	1,230 RDI: 20 %
Per piece	0	1 RDI=0 %	0	10 RDI=1 %	40 RDI: 1 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 144 pieces : 2.20 €
Per piece : 0.05 €

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