Freeze tortillas?

i freeze mine all the time........................then i
SLOWLY thaw them!

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: Another novice question: can I freeze tortillas
: without ruining
them? I have
: sources of quite fresh tortillas, but can find them
: only in bulk
packages,
: not by count. The two of us would waste most of a
: package if we
could not
: save some for later. Are they freezable? Larry
:

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Larry Preuss said:

Another novice question: can I freeze tortillas without
ruining them? I have sources of quite fresh tortillas, but
can find them only in bulk packages, not by count. The two
of us would waste most of a package if we could not save
some for later. Are they freezable? Larry

I freeze them all the time, but it's a good idea to put some
wax paper between them so that they won't stick together.

K.

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Another novice question: can I freeze tortillas without
ruining them? I have sources of quite fresh tortillas, but
can find them only in bulk packages, not by count. The two
of us would waste most of a package if we could not save
some for later. Are they freezable?

Do it all the time. Easiest to separate if you put paper
towels between them, but if they're low-fat and not too
moist to start with, then when you want one or two you can
usually split them off without thawing.

Nuke them for 10-15 seconds to thaw. Sprinkle with shredded
cheddar-jack cheese (which I also keep in the freezer), lay
them in the toaster oven, wait a few minutes until things
bubble and brown and go crispy, sprinkle with chopped green
chiles, put some salsa in a dish, and it's quesadilla time!

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Another novice question: can I freeze tortillas without
ruining them? I

have

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sources of quite fresh tortillas, but can find them only
in bulk

packages,

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not by count. The two of us would waste most of a
package if we could

not

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save some for later. Are they freezable? Larry

I freeze them all the time, but it's a good idea to put
some wax paper between them so that they won't stick
together.

K.

I freeze tortillas all the time and I just use a butter
knife to pop them apart. It would take a lot of wax paper to
put some between all the tortillas in a stack of 30
tortillas.

Kathy

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Larry Preuss said:

Another novice question: can I freeze tortillas
without ruining them? I

have

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sources of quite fresh tortillas, but can find them
only in bulk

packages,

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not by count. The two of us would waste most of a
package if we could

not

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save some for later. Are they freezable? Larry

I freeze them all the time, but it's a good idea to put
some wax paper between them so that they won't stick
together.

K.

I freeze tortillas all the time and I just use a butter
knife to pop them apart. It would take a lot of wax paper
to put some between all the tortillas in a stack of 30
tortillas.

Kathy

I buy the fresh ones from Central Market in Austin.

They already have wax paper between them. ;-)

Wax paper is also cheap.

I package ground beef patties the same way.

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I freeze tortillas all the time and I just use a butter
knife to pop them apart.

That would work.

The mistake I presume people make is thinking that they need
to thaw them a little to help get them apart. Exactly what
you don't want to do.

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of the food world."

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> Another novice question: can I freeze tortillas
> without ruining

them? I

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have

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> sources of quite fresh tortillas, but can find them
> only in bulk

packages,

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> not by count. The two of us would waste most of a
> package if we

could

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not

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> save some for later. Are they freezable? Larry
>

I freeze them all the time, but it's a good idea to
put some wax paper between them so that they won't
stick together.

K.

I freeze tortillas all the time and I just use a butter
knife to pop

them

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apart. It would take a lot of wax paper to put some
between all the tortillas in a stack of 30 tortillas.

Kathy

I buy the fresh ones from Central Market in Austin.

They already have wax paper between them. ;-)

Wax paper is also cheap.

I package ground beef patties the same way.

K.

I buy fresh tortillas too. I have a choice of tortillas from
two different tortilla factories. If you get to the store at
the right time of the day you can get the flour ones still
warm. They don't have wax paper between them and it would be
a pain in the ass to put wax paper between each one. They
pop apart with a butter knife just fine after they're
frozen. I don't care if wax paper is cheap, it's a waste of
wax paper and time to put wax paper between tortillas if
they pop apart when they're frozen. Just stick the knife
along the edge and give it a little twist and they pop right
off the stack.

Kathy

Katra said:

The ones I get are so thin, they won't do that. They will
come off in little bitty chips...

Ah. You don't want to freeze those. You want to eat them
while they're hot, with Pastor or Carne Asada, pico de
gallo, escabeche, and some frijoles and arroz on the side.

Until they're gone.

Then go get more.

And do it again.

--Blair "Tapatio or maybe
Cholula."

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> > Another novice question: can I freeze tortillas
> > without ruining

them? I

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have
> > sources of quite fresh tortillas, but can find
> > them only in bulk
packages,
> > not by count. The two of us would waste most of a
> > package if we

could

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not
> > save some for later. Are they freezable? Larry
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>
> I freeze them all the time, but it's a good idea to
> put some wax paper between them so that they won't
> stick together.
>
> K.

I freeze tortillas all the time and I just use a
butter knife to pop

them

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apart. It would take a lot of wax paper to put some
between all the tortillas in a stack of 30 tortillas.

Kathy

I buy the fresh ones from Central Market in Austin.

They already have wax paper between them. ;-)

Wax paper is also cheap.

I package ground beef patties the same way.

K.

I buy fresh tortillas too. I have a choice of tortillas
from two different tortilla factories. If you get to the
store at the right time of the day you can get the flour
ones still warm. They don't have wax paper between them
and it would be a pain in the ass to put wax paper between
each one. They pop apart with a butter knife just fine
after they're frozen. I don't care if wax paper is cheap,
it's a waste of wax paper and time to put wax paper
between tortillas if they pop apart when they're frozen.
Just stick the knife along the edge and give it a little
twist and they pop right off the stack.

Kathy

100% of the time??? ;-)

The ones I get are so thin, they won't do that. They will
come off in little bitty chips...

K.

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Katra said:

The ones I get are so thin, they won't do that. They will
come off in little bitty chips...

Ah. You don't want to freeze those. You want to eat them
while they're hot, with Pastor or Carne Asada, pico de
gallo, escabeche, and some frijoles and arroz on the side.

Until they're gone.

Then go get more.

And do it again.

--Blair "Tapatio or maybe
Cholula."

YES!!!!!!!! :-)

And cheese. Lots of cheese. And some fresh chopped shrimps.

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100% of the time??? ;-)

The ones I get are so thin, they won't do that. They will
come off in little bitty chips...

K.

It takes a little more effort up-front but freezing them
separately before stacking them makes it a snap to remove
the number needed. Place as many as will fit on a cookie
sheet, without overlapping them, put the cookie sheet in the
freezer for 30-45 minutes until the tortillas are frozen.
Stack them in a freezer bag and layout more on the cookie
sheet; repeat process 'til all are frozen and placed in the
freezer bag. I do this with many kinds of bread; flat bread,
sliced bread, biscuits, pancakes, waffles, etc. Works great;
just remove as much air as possible before sealing each
time, to cut done on moisture loss.

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100% of the time??? ;-)

The ones I get are so thin, they won't do that. They will
come off in little bitty chips...

K.

Every once in awhile there's a contrary corn tortilla that
doesn't want to pop off the stack but you just go down the
stack one or two and pop them off the stack together. The
trick is to just barely put the knife under the edge of the
tortilla and give it a little twist. The harder they're
frozen the easier they are to pop apart. If they've thawed
even a little bit they won't pop apart, they just tear.

Kathy

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100% of the time??? ;-)

The ones I get are so thin, they won't do that. They will
come off in little bitty chips...

K.

It takes a little more effort up-front but freezing them
separately before stacking them makes it a snap to remove
the number needed. Place as many as will fit on a cookie
sheet, without overlapping them, put the cookie sheet in
the freezer for 30-45 minutes until the tortillas are
frozen. Stack them in a freezer bag and layout more on
the cookie sheet; repeat process 'til all are frozen and
placed in the freezer bag. I do this with many kinds of
bread; flat bread, sliced bread, biscuits, pancakes,
waffles, etc. Works great; just remove as much air as
possible before sealing each time, to cut done on
moisture loss.

Another labor (and very time wasting) intensive exercise
that is meaningless in the greater scheme of things.

jim

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100% of the time??? ;-)

The ones I get are so thin, they won't do that. They
will come off in little bitty chips...

K.

Every once in awhile there's a contrary corn tortilla that
doesn't want to pop off the stack but you just go down the
stack one or two and pop them off the stack together. The
trick is to just barely put the knife under the edge of
the tortilla and give it a little twist. The harder
they're frozen the easier they are to pop apart. If
they've thawed even a little bit they won't pop apart,
they just tear.

Kathy

Ok, but I thought we were referring to flour tortillas?

Freezing corn tortillas is no big deal...

K.

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put some wax paper between them

Entirely unnecessary. The only important things are to make
sure you've wrapped them air-tight and to thaw them
completely before attempting to use them.

Since the quality of commercial tortillas varies so much,
you may or may not be used to the delight of a truly fresh
(corn) tortilla from a really top-notch supplier. Freezing
them will certainly deteriorate their special moist
tenderness and aroma, and may hurt their ability to balloon
in hot oil. But so will storing them for a day in the fridge
after opening the package.

Neil

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put some wax paper between them

Entirely unnecessary. The only important things are to
make sure you've wrapped them air-tight and to thaw them
completely before attempting to use them.

My point is dear, that if you put wax paper between them,
you don't have to thaw out the entire package. You can take
out just what you want to use.

I cook for 2 people. Me and dad. A package of 50 tortillas
will last us a year!

And I don't want to spend the freezer space to package a
bunch of little packages with 2 to 4 tortillas in them. :-P

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Since the quality of commercial tortillas varies so much,
you may or may not be used to the delight of a truly fresh
(corn) tortilla from a really top-notch supplier. Freezing
them will certainly deteriorate their special moist
tenderness and aroma, and may hurt their ability to
balloon in hot oil. But so will storing them for a day in
the fridge after opening the package.

Neil

Ok.

K.

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put some wax paper between them

Entirely unnecessary. The only important things are to
make sure you've wrapped them air-tight and to thaw them
completely before attempting to use them.

My point is dear, that if you put wax paper between them,
you don't have to thaw out the entire package. You can
take out just what you want to use.

I cook for 2 people. Me and dad. A package of 50 tortillas
will last us a year!

And I don't want to spend the freezer space to package
a bunch of little packages with 2 to 4 tortillas in
them. :-P

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Since the quality of commercial tortillas varies so much,
you may or may not be used to the delight of a truly fresh
(corn) tortilla from a really top-notch supplier. Freezing
them will certainly deteriorate their special moist
tenderness and aroma, and may hurt their ability to
balloon in hot oil. But so will storing them for a day in
the fridge after opening the package.

Neil

Ok.

K.

After a year in freezing, wax paper of not, you have
cardboard. You have used far more effort/time and resources
than the cost of just buying fresh. Wasteful at best.

jim

Regarding freezing flour tortillas,
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i freeze mine all the time........................then i
SLOWLY thaw them!

I make many dozen very large flour tortillas rather often,
and although freezing them is not best, as Rosie has
inferred, thawing them within the refrigerator overnight or
all day long does work a little better than just okay.
Another trick I've used often enough, is to make all of the
dough, then portion it into (about) 3" to 5" balls depending
on which comal I will be using (the 10" or the 18"😉, and I
lump all of these balls into a very large storage bowl with
a cotton towel across the top of them before sealing. Next
day, or even two days later I set the bowl out countertop
for about two hours, then continue with pulling the balls
into flats for heating. These do come out a teensy bit
tougher than freshly made ones do, but they are still quite
good and far better than the commercial packaged, not
freshly made ones can be.

Picky ~JA~

MareCat said:

We buy our tortillas fresh and hot (they have tortillarias
(sp?) in our supermarkets, where they constantly make 'em)
and usually pick up a bag (or 2 or 3) just before we check
out with our groceries. We usually empty one bag before we
even get home.

Here in Phoenix that used to be common, but it's all but
disappeared from the suburban markets. I don't get why.
Maybe the rack-jobber for the local tortilla Co's. put the
in-store tortilla flippers out of business...

--Blair "Just going to have
to get some in Sonoita..."