Basic Flour Tortilla
From sunny 16 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 10
If you have a tortilla press, you can that in stead of hand rolling the tortillas. These can be used for both savory and sweet dishes.
Ingredients
- 2 cups un-sifted bread flour shopping list
- 3 teaspoons baking powder shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/4 cup lard, chilled (Crisco works ) shopping list
- 3/4 cup Warm water shopping list
How to make it
- Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl. Add the lard and mix in with your fingers until you have completely crumbled it in. Slowly add the warm water and mix with a large spoon. Take the ball out and put on a "floured" board and knead 3-5 minutes-until elastic. Store in a warm place inside an oiled, plastic bag for 1 hour. Pinch off pieces of dough about the size of a golf ball (1 inch) and let rest 15 minutes. Roll the balls into circles approximately 7 inches in size. Cook on a HOT (450-degrees) griddle turning only once. Remove to a basket lined with a cloth towel or put between a towel until cool. After the tortillas have cooled completely, store them in a plastic bag. The best homemade tortillas by far!
- Yield: 9-10 tortillas
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