Does anyone know how to make flour tortillas?
Good for you. I prefer homemade as well. It’s a little more trouble but well worth it. This is one of the easiest recipes I’ve found: 2 cups of white flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. vegetable oil 3/4 cup warm water Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In another bowl combine the warm water and oil. Add the water/oil mixture to the flour mixture, one tablespoon at a time and mix the dough with a fork. Once the water is mixed in, add another tablespoon of water and repeat the process until all the water is mixed into the dough. The dough will be sticky. Lightly flour a wooden cutting board and knead the dough for about 4 or 5 minutes. Place the dough back into the bowl and cover it with a damp towel or damp paper towel. Let the dough rest for 20 minutes. Divide the dough into golf-ball-size balls by pinching off the dough with your thumb and fore finger. Form each ball into a nice ball shape. Place the balls on a flat dish making sure they don’t touch ea
Making flour tortillas is like making your own pasta. They are already available in the Supermarket, so there is no need to go through all that trouble. My wife makes burritos at home with the same tortilla brand that you see in the picture. There is another brand “Mexican Original” that is probably available in your area. Of course, there is people who have lots of time in their hands and love to do everything from scratch. If that’s the case, here is one recipe. Good Luck and Buen Provecho!
3 cups unbleached flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 4-6 Tbsp. vegetable shortening or lard about 1 1/4 cups warm water Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add vegetable shortening or lard. Or use a combination of half lard, half shortening. Use a fork or a pastry cutter to cut in the shortening or just do it the old fashioned way and use your hands. Next add warm water a little at a time until your dough is soft and not sticky. You do not need very hot water. Knead the dough for a few minutes. Now you will pull off pieces of dough to form about 12 small dough balls. Let them rest for at least 10 minutes, longer if you like.This is a good time to heat up the comal. You will want to set it at medium to high heat. If it is too hot the tortillas will cook too fast. Now you can roll out the dough with your tortilla rolling pin or palote. It is a good.idea to dust each ball with a little flour just before you roll them out. Lay the palote in the center of the dough ball and roll up, ce
