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Homemade flour tortillas wrapped in a dish cloth
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Homemade Flour Tortillas

Once you make these soft, fluffy, tender tortillas, you'll never go back to those store-bought tasteless discs!
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 15 tortillas
Calories: 91kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 c flour
  • 1 ½ Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1.5 Tablespoon salt
  • ½ c lard
  • 1 c hot water

Instructions

  • Mix dry ingredients in bowl. Cut lard into dry ingredients using fingers, pastry cutter, or criss-crossing two knives, until you have coarse lumps throughout, no larger than pea-sized. When you grab a handful of the mixture and squeeze in your hand, it should stick together, then crumble easily.
  • Pour hot water into mixture and stir with a fork or spoon or your hands until cohesive dough has formed. It will be wet and very soft. Knead for about 3 minutes. Cover ball in plastic wrap and let rest 30 minutes-1 hour.
  • Heat griddle to HOT. If using skillet on stove, keep heat at medium-high. Unwrap and knead dough for another couple of minutes. 
  • Pinch off golfball-sized balls and spread out with your fingers until several inches across. Then, take each dough round and roll out with rolling pin about as thin as you can. Keep discs covered with slightly damp towel until ready to grill.
  • Lay each disc on griddle and it should begin to bubble within 20-30 seconds. If it doesn't, pan is not hot enough. Once bubbling has stopped and first side has cooked, flip over. 
  • It should only take 1 ½-2 minutes each side. Keep cooked tortillas stacked and wrapped in a clean towel.

Nutrition

Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Sodium: 312mg | Potassium: 79mg | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1.2mg