My First How To Recipe

Spicy Tortilla Roll Up Appetizers (WikiHow Draft)

Ingredient List:

•          Eight soft tortilla shells
•         Eight ounces of cream cheese
•          Eight table spoons of salsa
•         One taco seasoning packet
•          One bag of shredded cheese
•          Half a cup of jalapeños

Spicy tortilla roll ups are an easy and quick to make appetizer. If you are having guests over you can thinly slice your tortilla roll ups. If you need to serve only a few guests the tortilla roll ups may be sliced a little thicker. This is an appetizer that is not very messy which makes them good for a party or just a quick snack. All of the ingredients can be found for a relatively cheap price at your local grocery store.

Step One

• Lay out eight soft tortilla shells on a flat surface

Step Two

•         Measure out one ounce of cream cheese per tortilla shell
•         Next spread the cream cheese over the entire surface of each tortilla shell evenly

Step Three

•          Sprinkle about one third of the taco seasoning from the packet across all eight tortilla shells on top of the cream cheese

Step Four

•          Measure out one tablespoon of salsa per tortilla shell
•          Next spread the salsa in a thin strip across the tortilla shell

Step Five

•          Sprinkle a thin layer of shredded cheese evenly across each tortilla shell

Step Six

•          Slice up a half cup of jalapeño peppers (The peppers should be sliced thin so that they can be spread out more)
•          Evenly distribute the jalapeños on each tortilla shell

Step Seven

·         To roll up the tortilla start by tucking the edge of the side of the tortilla into its self. Then roll them all the way across

·         They should be rolled tight so nothing falls out but not so tight that the tortilla shell with rip

·         Repeat with each tortilla shell

Step Eight

•          Cut the roll ups into bite sized pieces
•          Make them thin if serving more guest or thick for less guest

Step Nine (Optional)

Baking instructions

•          Pre heat oven to 350 degrees
•          Place bite sized tortilla roll ups on a baking sheet spaced evenly apart from each other
•          Place baking sheet on the middle rack in the oven
•          Bake for ten minutes
•          Let stand for two minutes to cool down

Step Ten

•          Place your spicy tortilla roll ups on a dish and enjoy

The process to make the spicy tortilla roll ups should take about ten minutes and then another ten minutes to bake them with a two minute cool down so depending on how fast your oven pre heats the whole process should take about twenty five minutes to complete. This is an easy recipe to incorporate different ingredients into and experiment with once you know how you like them.

Tips

•          When rolling up the tortilla shells they should be around a one inch in width
•          When cutting up the tortilla roll ups cut off the ends of each roll up and throw them away because this part of the roll up is usually mostly just the tortilla shell
•          You can served these roll ups cold or bake them in an oven or toaster oven
•          If baking, bake until they are golden brown on top and remove from oven
•          Sticking toothpicks in each bite sized roll up helps them stay together
•          You can incorporate different dips and spreads depending on what you like