This is another frugal breakfast 'cereal' that is super quick to make.
(Also, masa is already pre-soaked in lime water.)
The cost will blow your mind: about 12 cents for a total of 5 servings like you see here.
Totally cool, huh?!?!
Totally cool, huh?!?!
If you don't mind a few lumps, here's the fast way:
Brind 4 cups of water to a boil.
Whisk in 1 cup of masa harina and a pinch of salt.
Remove from heat and whisk until smooth.
(Less lumps and a little more time:
Whisk 1 cup of masa harina, pinch of salt, and 4 cups of water until smooth.
Bring to a simmer and cook until thick.)
Tip:You may use milk instead of water.
I topped with butter and honey here.
What's masa harina?
It's cheaper locally. About 2.39 per 5lbs.
15 comments:
I'm trying this for sure
Joy
Masa has a strong corn taste so it would really go well with like molasses and maple syrup ;-)
Hope your Bs like it!
Thank you! We just got a bunch of masa harina at a cheap price and I was wondering what to use it for besides tamales and tortillas :)
Angel- you're very welcome!
I've used it here for muffins, fry cakes, and pancakes :)
http://momsfrugal.blogspot.com/2011/10/fried-masa-cakes.html
http://momsfrugal.blogspot.com/2009/04/masa-flour-pancakes.html
http://momsfrugal.blogspot.com/2009/04/maple-walnut-muffin-cakes.html
Hope those can help you too! It's a soft and light flour, very useful.
Never heard of this before...definitely looks worth trying.
Thank you Connie! It's good- and super frugal! :)
I've loved this for a while now. Thank you for introducing me to it!
I've linked to this post in my blog post about using leftovers, since I usually wind up with a few spoonfuls of porridge leftover:
http://trialanderrorhomeec.blogspot.com/2013/06/leftover-crust-and-leftover-quiche.html
I used gluten free Masa Flour,gluten free Idaho mash potatoes, cinnamon agrave syrup,la lechers sweet milk and butter...Yum ..Bring water to boil and pitch salt..Then add flour and mashed potatoes and whip out fire on low add butter and cinnamon and agrave and sweet milk to taste...Keep whipping until smooth ..I like my a little lumpy..a Little
Just made this today. Was looking for organic grits. Well, organic grits are basically just ground up corn.
I wanted organic grits made from hominy.
Couldn't find it.
Did find organic blue corn Masa and made this recipe today with a generous amount of salt and a tablespoon of butter. Oh my fuzzballs. This stuff is amazing.
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Yes ! I never really liked grits, or cornmeal porridge or polenta or anything else with plain dried corn, and now I realize why ...... it's the lack of flavor ! Masa, because it's treated with lime has lots of flavor ! It's also so versatile as you can make anything from a hot drink to a Ugali, which is simply a denser "ball" of cooked Masa . I've tried the porridge with whole milk and even buttermilk and sour cream and it's always great. I always cook it with a generous pinch of sugar and salt.
Yum !
Add in peanut butter boosts the outcome to a full protein. mmmm, mmm, good for you
I add garlic, salt, and cheddar to my masa. Then I top it with salad shrimp simmered in salsa roja. I basically gave masa the Shrimp and Grits treatment.
Thanks for the great ideas. I am excited to try these recipes😃
Want no lumps, use a coffee frother mixer to wisk it together. Smooth
Mix the masa with cool water before adding the heat... no lumps
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