Flour Tortillas
"My son has been making tortillas for several years. This is his 'tweaked' Joy of Cooking recipe. So much better than store bought tortillas!"
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- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
8 tortillas
ingredients
- 473.18 ml bread flour
- 59.14 ml shortening or 59.14 ml coconut oil
- 177.44 ml warm water
- 4.92 ml salt
- 59.16 ml honey
directions
- Add flour, salt, shortening (or coconut oil) and honey to food processor or mixer with dough hook.
- Gradually add water while processing.
- Mix until smooth ball is formed.
- Set aside and allow to rest 10 minutes.
- Form dough into 8-10 balls, cover and allow to rest 20 minutes.
- Roll on lightly floured surface into 7-inch circle or use tortilla maker.
- Stack between wax paper.
- Heat a cast iron skillet over med-high heat.
- Cook tortilla, turning occasionally until light brown spots appear on the surface, about 2 minutes.
- Stack tortillas on plate and cover with kitchen towel until ready to serve.
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Reviews
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Another winning bread recipe from Galley Wench! This was my first attempt at making homemade flour tortillas and it was a huge success!! The tortillas are so fresh and tasty with the perfect consistency. I followed the directions to a tee and they turned out great! -
Yum!
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Galley Wench
Oro Valley, Arizona
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