Flour Tortillas
Simple. Delicious. Quick. Cheap. After making these tortillas, you'll cringe at the price of store-bought ones. And the taste . . . not too shabby!2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cup warm water
In a bowl, blend flour, salt, baking powder and shortening until it resembles fine meal.
Add warm water, a little at a time, to flour mixture and toss until liquid is incorporated.
Form dough into a ball and kneed on a floured surface until dough is smooth and elastic. Divide, and make 12 smaller balls. Cover and let stand at least 30 minutes.
Roll each ball of dough on a floured surface to make 6 or 7 inch sized tortillas. Place on a pre-heated griddle or cast iron skillet and cook till medium golden on both sides.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.
5 comments:
Thank you! I have wanted to make my own tortillas for a while, but was afraid that they'd be hard. Your recipe sounds pretty simple so I'm going to give it a try.
do these stay nice a moist or go crumbly? Mine are sooo good when they're hot and fresh but crumble to pieces later.
Now this one my kids will try. I wonder how I would do.
You make it seem so easy! And they totally look just as good if not better than the store ones. I will have to try one of these days
They didn't crumble for me
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