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Default Taco salad shells


"Sqwertz" > 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!

>
> Of course not. They're supposed to be fried to crisp up. The only
> thing you can do in the oven is dehydrate them, but you won't like the
> texture. Sure, you can dredge them in oil and then bake, but the
> texture will still not be what you get in restaurants.
>
> What did you find out when you searched the web for how to use those
> molds to make salad bowls?


I didn't look online. I've been busy.