I had a craving for Fritos but no money. But I have cornmeal.

I kept finding the same recipe over and over again, but after following it I could definitely tell that there were errors in it.

So I did a second batch with minor variations. The second batch is better. But not perfect. More testing is needed.

Cost per batch: 20¢

I had a craving for Fritos but no money. But I have cornmeal.

I kept finding the same recipe over and over again, but after following it I could definitely tell that there were errors in it.

So I did a second batch with minor variations. The second batch is better. But not perfect. More testing is needed.

Cost per batch: 20¢

If you wish to make a frito pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

But what if I already created the universe when I made an apple pie? Can I use that universe?

I had a craving for Fritos but no money. But I have cornmeal.

I kept finding the same recipe over and over again, but after following it I could definitely tell that there were errors in it.

So I did a second batch with minor variations. The second batch is better. But not perfect. More testing is needed.

Cost per batch: 20¢

I had a craving for Fritos but no money. But I have cornmeal.

I kept finding the same recipe over and over again, but after following it I could definitely tell that there were errors in it.

So I did a second batch with minor variations. The second batch is better. But not perfect. More testing is needed.

Cost per batch: 20¢

I had a craving for Fritos but no money. But I have cornmeal.

I kept finding the same recipe over and over again, but after following it I could definitely tell that there were errors in it.

So I did a second batch with minor variations. The second batch is better. But not perfect. More testing is needed.

Cost per batch: 20¢

I had a craving for Fritos but no money. But I have cornmeal.

I kept finding the same recipe over and over again, but after following it I could definitely tell that there were errors in it.

So I did a second batch with minor variations. The second batch is better. But not perfect. More testing is needed.

Cost per batch: 20¢

Yo what’s the step by step here?

Seems like a solid foundation, and I wanna know how viable it is for the average joe.

Can you post the improved recipe? I’m curious to give it a try sounds like fun.

Neat, we’ve been doing cheez its from sourdough discard.

What recipe are you using?

80 grams of cornmeal
295 grams (1.25 cups) boiling water.
1 tsp salt.
1 tsp oil

Preheat oven to 375f.

Mix the salt and cornmeal in a bowl.
Add the boiling water and mix until you get a loose paste.
Add in the oil and mix it in.

Lay down a piece of parchment paper large enough to fit your baking sheet.
Pour the mixture into the center of the paper. Put a second sheet of parchment paper on top.
Roll out to 1/3 inch thick. Transfer to the baking sheet.
Peal off the second sheet.
Use a butter knife to score the batter into half inch strips and then again into two inch lengths.
Bake until golden. Remove from oven and let cool.
Break apart into individual chips. Deep fry at 350f for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain on paper towel. Sprinkle additional salt (optional). Cool and serve.

Issues: Salt level is too high. Even 1 tsp of kosher salt is too much. Maybe 1/2 a tsp and a 1/4 tsp for dusting would be better.

1/3 inch thick seems way to thick. First test batch wax 1/8 and was top thin. Resulted in more snap than crunch. Second batch was closer to 3/16 and was definitely truer to the original. Maybe try 1/4.

The baking time and temperature are extremely off. Even at 1/8 inch thick it took closer to 20 minutes to even get to just “golden on the edges”. At 1/4 the temp and time definitely need adjustments. I’m thinking 425 and 15 minutes.

The flavor isn’t quite right. It needs something else. Onion powder, brown sugar, MSG, honey, garlic powder, and spices are all listed as ingredients by the manufacturer but clone recipes don’t have any. The amounts must be pretty small. But they are obviously having an effect. I’m thinking brown sugar and onion are the biggest players but that Uncle Roger would want a pinch of MSG too.

Parchment paper bottom: yes Parchment paper top? No. Use wax paper for better separation when you peak it off.

Paprika or BBQ sauce would probably fill that seasoning gap. I’m wondering if dehydration might work better than baking, could be a 1000% worse though.

80 grams of cornmeal
295 grams (1.25 cups) boiling water.
1 tsp salt.
1 tsp oil

Preheat oven to 375f.

Mix the salt and cornmeal in a bowl.
Add the boiling water and mix until you get a loose paste.
Add in the oil and mix it in.

Lay down a piece of parchment paper large enough to fit your baking sheet.
Pour the mixture into the center of the paper. Put a second sheet of parchment paper on top.
Roll out to 1/3 inch thick. Transfer to the baking sheet.
Peal off the second sheet.
Use a butter knife to score the batter into half inch strips and then again into two inch lengths.
Bake until golden. Remove from oven and let cool.
Break apart into individual chips. Deep fry at 350f for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain on paper towel. Sprinkle additional salt (optional). Cool and serve.

Issues: Salt level is too high. Even 1 tsp of kosher salt is too much. Maybe 1/2 a tsp and a 1/4 tsp for dusting would be better.

1/3 inch thick seems way to thick. First test batch wax 1/8 and was top thin. Resulted in more snap than crunch. Second batch was closer to 3/16 and was definitely truer to the original. Maybe try 1/4.

The baking time and temperature are extremely off. Even at 1/8 inch thick it took closer to 20 minutes to even get to just “golden on the edges”. At 1/4 the temp and time definitely need adjustments. I’m thinking 425 and 15 minutes.

The flavor isn’t quite right. It needs something else. Onion powder, brown sugar, MSG, honey, garlic powder, and spices are all listed as ingredients by the manufacturer but clone recipes don’t have any. The amounts must be pretty small. But they are obviously having an effect. I’m thinking brown sugar and onion are the biggest players but that Uncle Roger would want a pinch of MSG too.

Parchment paper bottom: yes Parchment paper top? No. Use wax paper for better separation when you peak it off.

I thought about it. I think that oil added to the mixture I think is there to create bubbles while it’s baking. Dehydrating will create great dense chips. In addition to grammatically increasing the batch time

80 grams of cornmeal
295 grams (1.25 cups) boiling water.
1 tsp salt.
1 tsp oil

Preheat oven to 375f.

Mix the salt and cornmeal in a bowl.
Add the boiling water and mix until you get a loose paste.
Add in the oil and mix it in.

Lay down a piece of parchment paper large enough to fit your baking sheet.
Pour the mixture into the center of the paper. Put a second sheet of parchment paper on top.
Roll out to 1/3 inch thick. Transfer to the baking sheet.
Peal off the second sheet.
Use a butter knife to score the batter into half inch strips and then again into two inch lengths.
Bake until golden. Remove from oven and let cool.
Break apart into individual chips. Deep fry at 350f for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain on paper towel. Sprinkle additional salt (optional). Cool and serve.

Issues: Salt level is too high. Even 1 tsp of kosher salt is too much. Maybe 1/2 a tsp and a 1/4 tsp for dusting would be better.

1/3 inch thick seems way to thick. First test batch wax 1/8 and was top thin. Resulted in more snap than crunch. Second batch was closer to 3/16 and was definitely truer to the original. Maybe try 1/4.

The baking time and temperature are extremely off. Even at 1/8 inch thick it took closer to 20 minutes to even get to just “golden on the edges”. At 1/4 the temp and time definitely need adjustments. I’m thinking 425 and 15 minutes.

The flavor isn’t quite right. It needs something else. Onion powder, brown sugar, MSG, honey, garlic powder, and spices are all listed as ingredients by the manufacturer but clone recipes don’t have any. The amounts must be pretty small. But they are obviously having an effect. I’m thinking brown sugar and onion are the biggest players but that Uncle Roger would want a pinch of MSG too.

Parchment paper bottom: yes Parchment paper top? No. Use wax paper for better separation when you peak it off.

Just cornmeal? I thought fritos would be masa. Corn meal doesn’t make a good dough. You can’t make tortillas from it. You have to nixtamalize it

Nixtamalization - Wikipedia

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Makes corn meal pliable.

That would result in a tortilla chip.

Not exactly. Tortilla chips are dried before frying. Fritos are not.