Friday, September 28, 2012

Homemade Flour Tortillas


3 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
4-6 TBSP shortening or lard(i use half lard half shortening, when i actually have the lard)
about 1 1/4 cup warm water
Mix dry ingredients into a large bowl. Add shortening and cut in with knife or pastry cutter until cut in well and you have pea like pieces. Gradually pour in warm water until soft and not sticky. The water does not need to be hot.
Knead dough for a few minutes.
Now you wil pull pieces of dough off and form about 12 balls. you can let them rest for about ten minutes. This is a good time to heat your pan. You want it on about med. high. not too high or the tortillas will cook too fast. dust each ball with flour and roll the way I told ya. one direction and turn until it is the desired size you want.
Cook them for a few seconds on each side,should have nice brown speckles on each side.

Recipe from Sarah Lund

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