Jed <Jed >> wrote:

> I use a pair of the old fashioned small metal tongs to hold down the
> edges of the tortillas until they seal in the hot oil. It takes a bit
> of work and you don't prevent all the oil from entering the interior
> but with a bit of practice you improve. Other than a purpose built
> device, ou are going to be improvising. Dry tortillas don't seal
> willingly.

I was thinking of using the rim of a metal bowl slightly smaller
than a tortilla and placing that around the edges of two folded
tortillas at a time. I do seem to reacll that they did stick
together eventually, but with some frustration a couple a of times.
Maybe that's where the 'dry' factor you mentioned came into play.

Thanks for the inspiration :-) I really don't want to use egg or
cornstarch.

-sw