Flour Tortillas
3CUPS all-purpose flour
1TSP salt
1TSP baking powder
1/3CUP vegetable oil, shortening, or lard
1CUP hot water
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, salt & baking powder. Then add vegetable oil. Stir until the mixture is coarse crumbs.
Pour in warm water and stir to combine. Knead with well-floured hands until the mixture comes together into a dough.
Roll each portion into a ball and flatten slightly with the palm of your hand. Cover flattened balls of dough with a clean kitchen towel, allow to rest for at least 15 minutes and up to an hour.
When ready to cook, warm your pan. I use my Nordicware nonstick grill or a cast iron frying pan.
Roll each dough ball into a circle about 6”. Try not to stack the rolled out tortillas on top of one but with a little extra flour in there it’s ok.
Transfer tortillas one at a time into the hot skillet. Cook for about 1 minute, until small bubbles form on the top and brown spots form on the bottom surface. If it takes much longer than a minute to see golden brown spots on the underside, increase the heat slightly. Flip and cook the other side for about 30 seconds.
Remove from the pan and stack cooked tortillas loosely wrapped in a clean kitchen towel. This will keep them soft. It may take a couple to get your pan to the temperature you want. If they become hard and not pliable, unfortunately you have cooked them too long.
These are awesome, they are so many uses. They freeze well.
