On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 22:01:02 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:42:49 -0700, "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.
>>
>> I think the crispy taco salad shells are fried.
>>
>> I KNOW they contain a lot of fat.
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>
>Yeah. But I'm not going to start frying things.

Then you are not gonna make what you are desiring.

John Kuthe...