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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Tortillas - LOVE THEM!

I made some tortillas today and continue to love them.  This is my second time that I've made tortillas from scratch and this time they turned out a lot better.  Here is a picture of how it turned out.



I think next time I make them I will try to do wheat or corn tortillas.    In case anybody wants to try these, here is the recipe:

2 cups flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking POWDER
3 TBS shortening (I used crisco)
3/4 cup water

1.  Mix flour, salt and baking powder with a fork
2.  Add shortening and continue to mix until you get coarse crumbs
3.  Make well in center of mixture and add water.
4.  slowly incorporate dry and wet until dough starts to form.
5.  place dough on floured surface and kneed for several minutes until dough is nice and smooth .
6.  cover and let sit for 30 minutes
7.  Divide dough into quarters
    than divide each quarter into 3rds (total of 12 pieces)
8.  roll out each portion into a 6-7" circle
9.  cook in skillet over med hi heat for about 2 minutes each side
10. remove to plate and cover with towel

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