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Flour Tortillas 07

Make Flour Tortillas 07 at home with All Purpose Flour Unbleached, Salt, and Baking Powder. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

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Ingredients

• 2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 3/4 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Mix the flour with the salt and baking powder.

2. 2

   Using your hands, mix in the shortening until the mixture becomes a coarse, even meal.

3. 3

   Mix in 2/3 cup of the water, adding it all at once, and knead for 2 minutes, or until the dough has the consistency of a stiff bread dough.

4. 4

   If dry and crumbly, add extra water; if too moist, add a few tablespoons of additional flour.

5. 5

   Cover the dough and allow to rest for 20 minutes.

6. 6

   Heat a skillet, saute pan or griddle over medium-high heat until hot enough that a drop of water immediately sizzles and evaporates.

7. 7

   Place the ball on a lightly floured surface and flatten the ball with your hands into a circle 1/2 inch thick.

8. 8

   Then, using a rolling pin, roll it twice in the same direction.

9. 9

   Keep rolling, turning 90* each time, until you have formed a circle 1/8 inch thick and about 8 to 9 inches in diameter.

10. 10

    Immediately place it in the hot skillet and cook it for 30 to 45 seconds, or until bubbles begin to form on the top.

11. 11

    If the tortilla puffs up into a pillow, push it down with a spatula.

12. 12

    Turn and cook 20 seconds, remove with a spatula, and keep warm by placing in a tea towel and covering it with the towel.

13. 13

    Roll and cook remaining tortilla dough in the same way.