Homemade Tortillas
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
20 tortillas
ingredients
- 1 2⁄3 cups flour
- 2⁄3 tablespoon shortening
- 2⁄3 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1⁄2 cup boiling water
directions
- Mix the flour, baking powder and pinch of salt.
- Cut in the shortening.
- Add the boiling water slowly, mixing well with your hands as you go.
- Stop when you have a fairly thick dough. You might not use all of the water.
- Knead on a floured surface until elastic.
- Brush with a little oil and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Divide into golf-ball sized balls and roll out to desired thickness and size.
- Cook over medium heat in a cast-iron griddle or skillet (if available) until just bubbly. Flip and brown the other side.
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I'm a 24-year-old newly-wed currently living in northern Japan with my husband. I teach at a rural high school here, but I still have plenty of time in my miniature kitchen (I only have two burners! And a microwave-sized oven!) trying to recreate all the foods I miss from home.