Flour Tortillas

Their is nothing better than fresh homemade flour tortillas. Growing up I always wanted flour tortillas with my food. I would either spread some butter on them, wrap a hot dog in them, make quesadillas, the possibilities were endless. And still are!

This recipe makes 16 tortillas.

Ingredients

3 C flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

3 Tbsp vegetable shortening

1 1/4 C warm water

In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.

Add in the shortening and with your hands, crumble the shortening into the flour. Continue combining until the flour is an almost sand consistency. The purpose of this is to make sure you distribute the shortening into the flour evenly. 

Once you are at the sand like consistency, slowly add in the water. Mix into the flour mixture, making sure to scrape the sides down. 

Continue adding the water and combining until a ball starts to form.

Pour mixture onto a clean work surface and continue to combine/knead the dough until you get a smooth texture. Form into a ball, place into a bowl, cover and let sit for 20 minutes.

Remove the dough from the bowl and divide into 16 balls, or however many tortillas you want to make.

Cover the dough with a damp towel.

Place a pan on the stove over medium heat.

Take 1 ball of dough and on a lightly floured surface, using a rolling pin, begin to roll your dough out.

I like to roll in 1 motion a few times, then rotate the dough and continue rolling in a straight motion. This will help to keep your tortilla in a circle shape.

Continue rolling out your tortilla, flouring the surface when needed to make sure the dough does not stick.

Your tortilla is ready to cook when you can see the shadow of your hand through it. You want them to be thin.

Place your tortilla on the pan and when you see the tortilla begin to bubble, flip it over. This should only take about 20-30 seconds on each side. Lower or higher your stove temperature as needed.

Place your cooked tortillas in a tortilla to keep them warm and continue cooking until complete.

You can store these tortillas in a baggie in the refrigerator for 1 week.