Soft Homemade Flour Tortillas
Author: Terese
Cuisine: Tex Mex
Serves: 8
- 3 c flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 6 tablespoons cold butter or lard
- 1⅛ cup hot water or milk
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Cut in butter or lard until only small lumps remain.
- Add hot water or milk, adjusting amount as needed until you are able to form a dough, soft but still firm enough to be handled.
- Let rest, covered, for 20 min.
- Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces.
- Cover the balls of dough with plastic and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Preheat griddle to 400 degrees F or frying pan to medium-high heat. Gather the remaining equipment needed.
- Roll into large, thin flour tortillas of about 10 inch diameter, flipping a couple of times while you roll.
- Let each tortilla rest for 1 minute.
- Fry on dry griddle or frying pan for about 45 seconds until surface is bubbly and a couple of light brown spots have formed underneath.
- Flip and fry on the other side as well.
- Transfer to a plate covered with moist paper towel or kitchen towel, and top with another moist towel and plate to keep tortillas soft and hot.
- Transfer each finished tortilla to the plate to form a stack.
Recipe by The Country Basket at https://thecountrybasket.com/soft-homemade-flour-tortillas-picture-recipe/
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