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Default Taco salad shells


"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:42:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>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...


Yeah. But I'm not going to start frying things.