Tender flour tortilla

Name: Tender flour tortilla
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tbsp salt; 4 cup all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup vegetable shortening; 1 cup hot water

Joy @cook_3562117

After many attempts I finally got a tortilla I was happy with and I hope you will be too : )

Joy @cook_3562117

After many attempts I finally got a tortilla I was happy with and I hope you will be too : )

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Ingredients

1 hour

20 servings

dry ingredients
1 tspbaking powder
1 1/2 tbspsalt
4 cupall-purpose flour
2/3 cupvegetable shortening
1 cuphot water

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Steps

1 hour

1

Combine dry ingredients first
2

Put the shortening in and mix with your hands till it turns into a cornmeal texture
3

slowly add hot water into the dry ingredients and mix with wooden spoon. Becareful. Not to burn yourself and when it is cool enough to touch knead it till it becomes a soft ball of dough.
4

Let it sit in a bowl and cover with a wet towel for 30 minutes . then roll into golf sized balls then let sit an additional 10 minutes
5

Now sprinkle flour on your counter and use as much as you need to roll it out. and flatten the ball with. Your hands and then start rolling with a rolling pin until you get it pretty thin
6

In a comal (or just a medium pan) on medium heat put the stretched dough until it bubbles and then turn till it's cooked
7

Stack tortillas and then store in a plastic bag so they remain soft