Handmade Flour Tortillas

 

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
2 tbls lard
1/2 cups water

Preparation:

Whisk flour, salt, and baking powder together in a mixing bowl. Mix in the lard with your fingers until the flour resembles cornmeal. Add the water and mix until the dough comes together.

place on a lightly floured surface and knead a few minutes until smooth and elastic. Divide the dough into 24 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball.

Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Use a well-floured rolling pin to roll a dough ball into a thin round tortilla. Place into the hot skillet, and cook until bubbly and golden. flip and continue cooking until golden on the other side. Place the cooked tortilla in a tortilla warmer. Continue rolling and cooking the remaining dough.





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