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Thank you for all the helpful responses. I learned a lot. The recipe that I used suggested between 3/4 and 1 1/4 cup of water. I immediately added 3/4 of a cup, and then needed to add flour. I added more baking powder and salt but not more lard, and won't make these mistakes again. I...

The problem with the corn tortillas has been a little different. Only tried it x3 When I tried using similar recipes online their diameter was only about 4" when I opened the tortilla press. Example Makes 12 tortillas 1. Mix 2 cups masa harina with 1 cup water. 2. Add a dash of salt. 3...

Thanks, am pretty sure that's what happened then. Especially because at the beginning I added too much water and then kept adding more flour. Dough is very unforgiving. Michael

But it happened before they hit the heat. As soon as I picked it up. Thanks, Michael

@Andy M. Thanks. I did wait about an hour but then decided that dough ball needed a little more water and kneaded it in. Then made them into balls and cooked them in a cast iron pan. Should I have waited after adding the additional water? Am new to dough and it's not easy at the beginning...

Made flour tortillas today and the taste and look are fine. They were bigger when I took them out of the tortilla press but the moment that I picked them up to put them in the pan they shrank from about 5 1/2 inches to about 4 inches - before they hit the pan. The one that looks a reasonable...

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I don't live in America anymore .. New York Style Potato Salad Serves Approximately four as a side dish. 2 lbs / 1 kg of unpeeled similar sized low starch potatoes. The Marinade 9oz, 240g white vinegar - approx. 1 cup 5oz, 150g sugar - approx. 3/4 cup 1 yellow onion coarsely chopped The...

Weight is the thing and not spoons. and .. Measuring Kosher Salt - Chowhound

Well if there not named you can only scrape with a fingernail. Don't think going by the color is very reliable. Sometimes small sacks are marked here for baking and boiling which is fine if you want to buy a small sack ;-) Going to make a potato salad now. New York Style Potato Salad Serves...

Well it's very important to use the right ones and the color is not at all a reliable guide. Scraping with your fingernail is pretty reliable. If you can easily scrape the skin off with your fingernail, then they are most likely best for boiling, scalloped, or potato salad.

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Thanks. I remember seeing that chart and wondered where I got the idea that it was 2:1 Measuring Kosher Salt - Chowhound Maybe somewhere else. I don't remember where.

I tried just now and my boiling potatoes floated but I don't have any baking potatoes to test it on, and will look for some later. Right now they're harder to find, for whatever reason. I used double the amount of coarse salt. The skins on the above potatoes are easy to scratch off with a...

I tried just now and my boiling potatoes floated but I don't have any baking potatoes to test it on, and will look for some later. Right now they're harder to find, for whatever reason. I used double the amount of coarse salt. The skins on the above potatoes are easy to scratch off with a...