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Default Taco salad shells

On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:42:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>I finally got around to buying some of those molds for baking taco salad
>shells from tortillas. But... They came with no instructions. I just
>winged it. Softened the flour tortillas slightly in the microwave.
>Attempted to fit them into the molds. Maybe needed to soften them a tiny
>bit more as they didn't entirely conform but the end result as far as shape
>was fine. They worked. But... They didn't crisp up!
>
>I had the oven on to 350 as I was baking a carrot cake. I took them out
>when the edges began to brown as I didn't want them to burn. but the
>bottoms were still a bit soft. Letting them sit for a few minutes seemed to
>help. My husband ate his right away. No complaints. But I am dawdling
>over mine and now it has sort of melted down to a soggy mess.
>
>So where did I go wrong? Should I have oiled the tortilla? Baked it at a
>different temp.? Thanks.


I think the crispy taco salad shells are fried.

I KNOW they contain a lot of fat.

John Kuthe...