How to make homemade flour tortillas?!


Question: How to make homemade flour tortillas!?
My husband is Mexican, and his grandma makes them but she showed me how to make them but It was very confusing because she does not measure anything!!!!
She used lard! and I'm not up for that, so what can I use!!!

Help I want it the good old fashioned " Mexican" way, if you can give "simple" and easy instructions!.

Thanks!Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Making bread from scratch is a great way to use and rotate food storage items and provide bread for dinner!. Tortillas are quicker than raised breads!. Recipe serves about 8-10 tortillas!. "

Ingredients:


2 cups flour

1 tsp!. salt

1/2 tsp!. baking powder, (optional)

1/4 cup lard, or shortening

Method:
Combine flour, salt, and baking powder (if used, it will prevent the dough from stretching and making large tortillas)!. Work lard or shortening into flour mixture!. Add about 1/2 to 1 cup warm water to make a soft dough!. Knead until dough is soft and springy!. Divide into 8-10 equal balls and "lightly" coat with lard!. Cover and allow to rest for 15 to 30 min!. Heat ungreased griddle!. Roll each ball of dough into a 8 inch circle on a lightly floured surface (or, if you are practiced, had pat)!. Bake on griddle until flecked with brown!. Turn and brown opposite side!. If tortilla puffs during cooking use a pad (clean towel, paper towel, etc) to press down!. Cover tortilla with dry clean dish towel to keep warm!.


you said you don't like the lard idea,you can use butter!.and you can use a frying pan like you would the griddle!.do them one at a time!.and you can go to walmart in the Spanish Aile and get the tortilla flour and all you add is water!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

A rolling pin, a good heavy skillet (like cast iron) and some patience is all you need!. Oh and you will definitely need lard but this recipe makes 18 tortillas!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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