Flour Tortillas (6 tortillas) TWO WAYS
Ya crazy if you think there's a recipe for a single tortilla! It's preferable to use lard or shortening rather than butter. It's not the end of the world if you don't have it. Butter will suffice. Don't let the food snobs get your goat. This recipe makes 6 tortillas which is half of a dozen. Perfect for making some quesadillas, tacos or just snacking just by itself! 1 cup flour 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1/8 tsp baking powder 2 tbsp butter room temp 6 TBSP HOT water (as much as you can stand) Add flour, salt and baking powder in bowl and mix. Add room temperature butter and crush with your fingers until pea sized Little at a time add water to incorporate it until it forms a ball. Kneed on flat surface about 5 minutes. Place dough in bowl with a hot towel covered not touching dough. Rest 30 minutes. Form 6 balls. Preheat pan. Roll tortillas with a rolling pin with small amounts of flour if needed. Cook tortillas (1st tortilla is usually shit so don't stress...
