How Do You Make Flour Tortillas At Home?
Making one batch of these usually takes me about half an hour. It may not be worth the effort for some of you and I certainly understand that. I actually stopped buying tortillas because around here, they kept getting more and more expensive until they popped right out of my budget. The boys missed them though, so I looked into making them myself to save some money. I just throw everything in my kitchen Aid mixer and let it mix until most of the dough forms into a ball. If you don’t have a mixer, then you’ll want to cut the shortening into the flour and then mix in the water until you have a dough. Knead it until it holds together well and you can form it into a ball. I then let it sit while I heat up my electric griddle. Using the griddle allows me to cook two tortillas at a time, but you can use a pan on the stove if you don’t have a griddle. You do not need to grease the griddle AT ALL, they will not stick. Not even cooking spray, trust me. Now, break off golf ball size pieces of yo
