On 9/10/2015 9:42 PM, 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.


Oiled, yes.

Cooking spray lightly.

Also heat the mold before cooking.