Flour Tortillas/Tortillas de Harina

Name: Flour Tortillas/Tortillas de Harina
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 cup All Purpose Flour; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; 9 heaping tsp Lard or Shortening; 2 cup Hot Water; 2 tsp Baking Powder

Miner @cook_2908527

Trust me this recipe will make soft fluffy tortillas for you and if it doesn't just let me know I will help you out!

Miner @cook_2908527

Trust me this recipe will make soft fluffy tortillas for you and if it doesn't just let me know I will help you out!

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 servings

6 cupAll Purpose Flour
1 1/2 tspSalt
9heaping tsp Lard or Shortening
2 cupHot Water
2 tspBaking Powder

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Steps

1 hour

1

Mix all the dry ingredients
2

Add the lard and mix well into the flour
3

Starting the water about a half cup at a time, once added begin to mix by hand
4

Once all water is added begin to work and knead the dough: add water if to dry, add flour if too sticky
5

Work for about 7 min or until not sticky and all dough has come off your hands, let dough rest 10 min.
6

Start heating flat griddle or "comal" for cooking tortillas
7

Make "testales" or little balls about the size of a tangerine: make bigger balls for bigger tortillas
8

Roll out flat, about size of a dinner plate and place on heat, flip when u start to see bubbles.
9

Once both sides have received heat, gently press on tortillas with rolled up kitchen towel until slightly browned. *careful with steam*
10

Wrap cooked tortillas in kitchen towel...store wrapped in towel in plastic bag.