Flour Tortillas from Scratch

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Flour Torillas

Author: Keith Snow

So simple to make your own tortillas, I'll show you how and you will not want store bought again!

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 cup shortening or lard
• 1/2 cup hot water, at least 140° (F).
• 1 teaspoon cooking oil (approx.) or cooking spray

Instructions

1. Mix flour and salt in large bowl.
2. Add shortening with spoon, and mix with pastry cutter.
3. Warm up water in saucepan or microwave to at least 140° (F).
4. Gradually add water to dough, and and mix in spoon or pastry cutter. Finish mixing by kneading dough with hands.
5. Form dough into golfball-sized pieces, then cover and set aside for 30 minutes.
6. Roll dough balls out into tortilla shapes.
7. Heat large frying pan on stove until warm, add oil or cooking spray, then gently wipe out pan with paper towel, leaving only a thin coating of oil.
8. Once pan has heated up, cook each tortilla for 2 minutes, or until beginning to brown, then flip and cook 1 more minute on other side.
9. Wrap in clean tea towel until ready to serve.