Baked Cinnamon Tortillas

Thank you for the great ideas you put into the
Living On A Dime e-newsletter! I often print
out the recipes and tips to keep or to pass on
to friends.
In the May 10th edition, I noticed there was a
recipe for fried tortilla crisps with cinnamon
sugar. While my family and I LOVE these, we
usually make a slightly lower-fat (and a bit
less messy) version by baking them instead of
frying in oil. I thought other readers might be
interested in this version, too.

10 (8- or 10-inch) flour tortillas
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 to 2 Tbsp cinnamon (or to taste)
vegetable oil in pump-spray bottle OR non-stick
spray (NOT the kind with flour in it)

1. Preheat the oven to 350 to 375 degrees F (use
the lower temp on dry days, higher temp on humid
days).

2. Mix cinnamon and sugar to taste in a small
bowl.

3. Spritz tortillas lightly on one side with
vegetable oil from a pump-spray bottle, or just
use purchased non-stick spray if you prefer
(butter-flavored is especially good).

4. Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar onto the
tortillas. (If you like them especially sweet,
repeat steps 3 and 4 before continuing.)

5. Slice tortillas into quarters, or eighths if
using the larger, 10-inch tortillas.

6. Place triangles in a single layer on a
lightly-greased cookie sheet.

7. Bake for about 5-10 minutes, or until barely
golden along edges. Watch carefully, as they
tend to brown quickly (although we think they're
better slightly overbaked than underdone).

8. Remove from oven. If crisp enough as-is,
carefully remove them from the cookie sheet and
allow to cool on a plate or in a heat-safe
serving bowl. If they do not seem quite crisp
enough when you remove them from the oven, leave
them on the cookie sheet to cool. (If they
still are not crisp enough, you can put them
back in the oven for a couple more minutes.)

9. Serve and enjoy! These are especially good
with fruit salsa!

One note to add: I do NOT recommend
spraying/sugaring both sides of the tortillas,
as the sugar on the bottom will melt and tends
to stick to the cookie sheet--also making for a
more difficult clean-up.

Thanks again for the great newsletter!
--Amy H.