Homemade Flour Tortillas
Homemade Flour Tortillas
Submitted By: D. Kanon
Recipe Type: Tortillas
Ingredients
- 3 c flour
- 2 t salt
- 3 t baking powder
- ⅓ c oil
- 1 c very hot water
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, salt, and baking powder together.
- Cut in the shortening with your fingers or pastry cutter until the flour is crumbly.
- Slowly add the water and mix until the dough comes together.
- Place on a lightly floured surface and knead for a few minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Place in bowl, cover with a slightly damp dishtowel and let sit for an hour.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball (if you are making soft taco sized tortillas, divide it into 18 pieces).
- Preheat a large skillet or pan to medium-high heat.
- Use a well-floured rolling pin to roll a dough ball into a thin, round tortilla (if you want it perfectly round, get a large round plate or serving platter, flip it upside down over the dough and cut out the circle).
- Place into the hot skillet, and cook until bubbly, golden, and no appearance of doughy-ness, about 1 minute (DON’T OVERCOOK.. remember these are supposed to be soft flour tortillas, you don’t want them to be crispy); flip and continue cooking until golden on the other side.
- Place the cooked tortilla in a tortilla warmer or on a large plate, covering with a slightly damp towel.
- Repeat with remaining dough.