Homemade Flour Tortillas

1. 1

   Combine the 3 cups flour, salt and baking powder in large bowl.

2. 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. 3

   Slowly add the water (I start with 1 cup and add more as needed) to flour mixture while tossing with a fork.

4. 4

   With your hands, knead dough vigorously for about 2 minutes, until it forms a nice dough ball.

5. 5

   Cover with cloth and let stand at least 15 minutes.

6. 6

   Take a ball of dough (golf ball size for small, slightly more for bigger tortillas) and roll into a ball.

7. 7

   Roll in flour to cover.

8. 8

   On floured surface, roll out dough evenly and very thin.

9. 9

   Place each tortilla on a medium hot cast iron skillet.

10. 10

    Cook for about 1-2 minutes on each side, or until the tortilla no longer looks doughy.

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    NOTE: the ingredients are fairly accurate, but feel free to adjust to get the correct consistency.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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