Homemade Tortillas

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 tortillas

Units: US | Metric

• 3 -4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 -1 1/2 cup warm water
  

Directions:

1. Combine the 3 cups flour, salt and baking powder in large bowl.
2. Either by hand, or with pastry blender, work in the shortening until crumbly (you can add a little more shortening if the mixture looks too floury).
3. Slowly add the water (I start with 1 cup and add more as needed) to flour mixture while tossing with a fork.
4. With your hands, knead dough vigorously for about 2 minutes, until it forms a nice dough ball.
5. Cover with cloth and let stand at least 15 minutes.
6. Take a ball of dough (golf ball size for small, slightly more for bigger tortillas) and roll into a ball.
7. Roll in flour to cover.
8. On floured surface, roll out dough evenly and very thin.
9. Place each tortilla on a medium hot cast iron skillet.
10. Cook for about 1-2 minutes on each side, or until the tortilla no longer looks doughy.
11. NOTE: the ingredients are fairly accurate, but feel free to adjust to get the correct consistency.