Homemade Flour Tortillas
This is the best ever homemade flour tortillas. It is easy to make and delicious. Why buy from stores when you can get this done in just 30 mins.
This perfect Tortillas are good for enchiladas, soft tacos, burritos, quesadillas, wraps.
RECIPE INGREDIENTS
2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup cold lard, rendered bacon fat or vegetable shortening, cut into small pieces
2/3 cup warm water
DIRECTIONS ON HOMEMADE FLOUR TORTILLAS
Stir together flour, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl
Using fingertips, rub lard into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Gently stir warm water into flour mixture until shaggy dough forms.
Turn out onto floured surface and knead until smooth for about 2 minutes.
Divide dough into 8 equal pieces and roll each portion into a ball. Cover balls with plastic and let rest 20 minutes.
Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat.
Using a rolling pin, roll one ball into a 9″ round on a floured surface,
Transfer round to preheated skillet and cook until dough bubbles and develops golden spots on the bottom for about 40 seconds. Flip tortilla and cook until second side develops golden spots.
Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining dough.
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Ingredients
2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup cold lard, rendered bacon fat,
2/3 cup warm water
Instructions
- Stir together flour, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl
- Using fingertips, rub lard into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Gently stir warm water into flour mixture until shaggy dough forms.
- Turn out onto floured surface and knead until smooth for about 2 minutes.
- Divide dough into 8 equal pieces and roll each portion into a ball. Cover balls with plastic and let rest 20 minutes.
- Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat.
- Using a rolling pin, roll one ball into a 9" round on a floured surface,
- Transfer round to preheated skillet and cook until dough bubbles and develops golden spots on the bottom for about 40 seconds. Flip tortilla and cook until second side develops golden spots.
- Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining dough.
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Ingredients
2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup cold lard, rendered bacon fat,
2/3 cup warm water
Instructions
- Stir together flour, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl
- Using fingertips, rub lard into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Gently stir warm water into flour mixture until shaggy dough forms.
- Turn out onto floured surface and knead until smooth for about 2 minutes.
- Divide dough into 8 equal pieces and roll each portion into a ball. Cover balls with plastic and let rest 20 minutes.
- Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat.
- Using a rolling pin, roll one ball into a 9" round on a floured surface,
- Transfer round to preheated skillet and cook until dough bubbles and develops golden spots on the bottom for about 40 seconds. Flip tortilla and cook until second side develops golden spots.
- Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining dough.