How masa is produced at Fresno's El Toro Tortilla Factory

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Steaming hot tamales signal the start of the holidays.

The El Toro Tortilla Factory on Tulare Street and Barton in southeast Fresno can produce a warm bag of masa if you make your own.

"I'll actually put it in their hands; they'll touch it," says owner David Bonilla. "They'll even turn to their husband."

Bonilla showed us how the corn is cooked for two hours.

"Once it starts to peel and the skin starts to come off, that's when you know it's ready," he said. "We grind it with stone, like in the 1800s. This is legitimate quality masa. You're not going to have preservatives in it."

Corn, water and lime go into three types of masa.

"We do have masa for tortillas," Bonilla said. "You can make pupusas with it. You can make gorditas, sopes. We also have the masa pr