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TACOS AND TORTILLA CHIPS

personal use only please

You will need:

polymer clay - translucent, ochre, white, brown, red, yellow, orange, pottery

varnish

½ inch round cutter

ochre artist pastel

TORTILLAS:

Mix 1 part ochre, ½ part white, and ¼ part translucent clay.

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Roll out to about 1/16 of an inch. (I used third setting on my pasta machine) Cut out circles with your ½ inch cutter.

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Gently rub ochre pastel on a piece of paper. For tacos, rub pastel onto one side of each circle. If you wish to make flat tortillas or chips, rub both sides with color.

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If you are making tacos, you’ll want to gently fold each circle over to form a shell shape.

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Bake for 10 minutes on 275.

While still warm, if you are making chips, cut each circle into chips. I cut each circle in half both ways, then cut each piece in half.

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Lightly coat pieces with varnish and let dry.

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FILLING:

Roll a very thin snake of brown clay.

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Take a piece of the snake and “bunch it up” to a size to fit in your taco shell. Keep the shape of the snake clearly defined.

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Make sure they fit easily into the taco shell, so you can glue it in place after baking.

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Bake.

TOPPINGS:

tomatoes: mix translucent with a trace of red.

Roll into thin snake and bake.

While warm, cut into tiny pieces.

onions: roll translucent into thin snake and bake.

While warm, cut into tiny pieces.

lettuce: mix translucent with a trace of leaf green.

Roll very thin and tear into tiny pieces.

Bake

cheese: mix ¾ part yellow and ½ part orange clay.

Roll into thin snake and bake.

While warm, cut into tiny pieces.

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER:

After gluing the filling into your shells, you simply glue the other toppings to the filling. I mixed my tomatoes and onions together with a bit of glue and applied those with a toothpick. I also used the toothpick to place the lettuce . After the glue dries a bit, then I used a toothpick to place some cheese.

BONUS:

I used pottery colored clay and a ¾ inch cutter to make southwestern plates. I rolled my clay very thin and placed it on a baking tile. I cut the circles directly on the tile so they wouldn’t lose shape being transferred. I baked these for 8 minutes. Then, I painted small turquoise dots around the edge of the plate.

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Thank you - Holly, were you wanting a tut on guacamole as well? I wasn't too happy with the color mine turned out, which is why I didn't include it in the tut, but I could if you want me too. Just let me know.

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Would adding a touch of ochre and translucent clay help your guacamole? I don't need a tutorial for it, I just figured since you were on a roll... I very much like how your tacos tured out, and I could see moving on to burrits, enchiladas & chimichangas and all sorts of yummy nummies. Does anyone have a good tut on making rice for rice dishes (como arroz con leche, o arroz con pollo, o moros 7 cristianos)?

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Would adding a touch of ochre and translucent clay help your guacamole? I don't need a tutorial for it, I just figured since you were on a roll... I very much like how your tacos tured out, and I could see moving on to burrits, enchiladas & chimichangas and all sorts of yummy nummies. Does anyone have a good tut on making rice for rice dishes (como arroz con leche, o arroz con pollo, o moros 7 cristianos)?

That's a good idea, Holly. I'll have to give it a try tomorrow. I'm also going to be making some tostadas tomorrow, might even try enchiladas, my real life specialty. If you find a rice tut, please let me know! Can't figure out how to make it either.

Thank you, Glenna!

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