Friday, December 4, 2009

Homemade Flour Tortillas

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups water
2 tbsp lard
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder


Homemade Flour Tortillas

Preparation:

After whisking the flour, salt, and baking powder altogether in a mixing bowl, mix in the lard with your fingers until the flour resembles cornmeal. Now add the water and mix until the dough comes together.

Place on a lightly floured surface and knead a few minutes until becomes smooth. Now divide the dough into 24 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball.

Next step is that preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. With the help of a well-floured rolling pin to roll a dough ball into a thin, round tortilla.

Place into the hot skillet, and cook until it turns golden. Flip and continue cooking until puffs a bit and turns golden brown from both the sides. Likewise cook the rest of the tortillas. After the tortillas have cooled completely, store them in a plastic bag. Your Mexican homemade flour tortilla is ready to relish.

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