A thought I had to try

                                   HOMEMADE FLOUR TORTILLA'S


I have been contemplating making flour tortillas for awhile now, the store bought ones are so expensive. Thought I would poke around and find out how hard is it really to make them myself. We eat tortillas a fair amount in Our house. The children love having wraps for sandwiches so I decided to give it a try after a few days deliberating it in my mind. The reason for the delay in trying this recipe was I really hate rolling things out with a rolling pin. So pulled out the good old faithful Tupperware rolling pin and started on a new adventure. Not so sure I will even buy flor tortillas again after trying these, they are amazing tastefull for only flour, water and a few other ingredients. Don't let them fool you they are very easy to make, I made these from start to finish in 30 minutes.

 HOMEMADE FLOUR TORTILLA'S

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
5 Tbsp shortening
3/4 cup very warm water more or less may be needed

I used my stand mixer with the dough hook attached. Makes for mixing the dough much easier. The trick to rolling them out is to make sure you have enough flour on your rolling surface. I also used the Tupperware rolling pin that you can fill with water, I used very warm tap water in mine for rolling. If you don't have a mixer you can stil do it by hand.

Into the bowl of the mixer goes the flour, baking powder, salt and shortening. Mix on low till the shortening is all broken up and the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Slowly add the water a bit at a time to form the dough, it shouldn't be sticky but a nice dough texture. Once it forms a ball let rest for 5 minutes.

Then take the dough out and divide it into 12 balls pieces, roll them into balls and set aside. Cover the balls with a towels so they stay warm.
On your rolling surface make sure to have flour and flour on the rolling pin so dough won't stick. Start by flattening them by hand into a circle which makes it easier to roll into a circle. Remember I hate rolling any kind of dough and this was so easy.
Roll out a ball at a time to about 1/8 " brush off any excess flour and place aside and cover with a cloth. Repeat with all your dough balls and pile them up as you go to keep the moisture in.
Heat a non-stick fry/saute pan on the stove over medium heat. Make sure it is hot before putting in the first tortilla.
Tortillas cook for about 30 seconds on each side. Yes I did say seconds. You will get those nice little brown spots on them if you cook them right.
Place on a plate and cover with a towel to keep the heat in, repeat with all your remaining dough.

Your warm tortilla's are ready to eat!!
Or you can cool them and put in a bag for later use.

ENJOY!!!!