Homemade Tortillas

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups unbleached flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 -6 tablespoons lard (shortening or vegetable oil)
• 1 1/4 cups warm water, about

Recipe

• 1 mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• 2 add shortening.
• 3 use vegetable shortening or lard.
• 4 or use a combination of half lard half shortening.
• 5 use a fork or a pastry cutter to cut in the shortening or just do it the old fashioned way and use your hands.
• 6 next add warm water a little at a time until your dough is soft and not sticky.
• 7 you do not need very hot water.
• 8 knead the dough for a few minutes.
• 9 now you will pull off pieces of dough to form about 12 small dough balls.
• 10 let them rest for at least 10 minutes, longer if you like.
• 11 this is a good time to heat up the griddle.
• 12 you will want to set it at medium to high heat.
• 13 if it is too hot the tortillas will cook too fast.
• 14 now you can roll out the dough with your rolling pin.
• 15 it is a good idea to.
• 16 dust each ball with a little flour just before you roll them out.
• 17 lay the rolling pin in the center of the dough ball and roll up, center and roll down.
• 18 it is good to lift the dough and turn it.
• 19 again, rolling pin in the center and roll.
• 20 roll them out fairly thin.
• 21 lay your tortilla on the hot griddle.
• 22 it takes just a few seconds to cook.
• 23 flip to the other side.
• 24 when they are done it should have lots of nice brown speckles.
• 25 place them in a towel.
• 26 if you would like you can use a tortilla warmer to keep them warm longer.
• 27 they are ready to be served!