What's the easiest way to make my own tortilla chips?

Question

I've had trouble in the past with just quartering and frying corn tortillas. The result always seems heavier and more difficult to chew than I would like.

Answer 1

Buy some corn tortillas, cut in wedges with a pizza cutter and bake. To bake, place on a cookie sheet, spray each side with a little cooking oil spray, put a little salt on each side and place in a 375 degree Fahrenheit oven for 3-5 minutes on each side.

Answer 2

INGREDIENTS
1 (12 ounce) package corn tortillas
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Cut each tortilla into 8 chip sized wedges and arrange the wedges in a single layer on a cookie sheet.
In a mister, combine the oil and lime juice. Mix well and spray each tortilla wedge until slightly moist.
Combine the cumin, chili powder and salt in a small bowl and sprinkle on the chips.
Bake for about 7 minutes. Rotate the pan and bake for another 8 minutes or until the chips are crisp, but not too brown. Serve with salsas, garnishes or guacamole.

Answer 3

1 (12-count) package corn tortillas
Vegetable oil for frying
Salt (optional)

Preheat oil in a deep-fryer to 360*F (180*C).
On a cutting board, stack 3 to 4 tortillas and using a sharp knife, cut into 8 wedges. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Separate any that may stick together.. Add a handful of tortilla wedges to the hot oil, stir to separate, and fry until crisp and golden brown. Remove and drain on a brown paper bag, lined with paper towels. Salt immediately, if desired. Remove to serving bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining tortilla wedges.. Store unused portion at room temperature in an airtight container.

Baked Tortilla Chips, lightly brush whole tortillas with vegetable oil. Cut into wedges as above. Place chips in a single layer on a greased baking sheet and sprinkle with salt, if desired. Bake in a 400*F (205*C) oven, for about 10 to 12 minutes or until crisp and light golden brown, turning chips halfway through the baking time. Transfer to paper towels and cool completely.

Answer 4

Oh man...those are easy to make.

Get a pan, pour some canola or corn oil in it, put on the stove. Get some flour tortilllas, cut them into 1/4, and fry them in the oil. Only takes like a minute or two to cook...wait til they're golden brown. Take'em out and put them on a plate with a paper towel, put a little salt or garlic salt on them. Repeat until you have enough chips.

Good luck...and don't burn yourself!

Answer 5

You can bake them too...I wouldn't so much care if the angles were perfect lol but I've baked mine before...