Tortilla Recipe!

 

I like having a tortilla recipe. It comes in handy sometimes. I don't always make my own tortillas. Most of the time I buy them at the grocery store. Occasionally, I am out of tortillas, and need tortillas for a meal. If I have flour, oil (or rendered fat), salt, and water, I can make homemade tortillas.

Tortilla Recipe 

1 3/4 cups flour 

1 tsp. salt

1/4 cup oil or shortening (I use fat from my jar in the fridge.)

1/2 cup warm water

In a mixing bowl combine flour and salt.

Rub in the shortening OR stir in the oil until distributed evenly.

Add the warm water, and stir to form a dough.

Knead 3-4 minutes.

Optional: Rest dough 4-24 hours in the refrigerator to make the dough easier to work with.

Divide dough into even portions: 10 portions for small tortillas, 8 portions for medium tortillas, or 6 portions for burrito size tortillas.

Form the portions into neat balls and flatten into discs. 

Use a rolling pin to roll the disc thin making tortillas.

Cook the tortillas on a hot ungreased skillet or griddle, turning the tortillas halfway through the cooking. It takes 30-60 seconds per side.

Keep the tortillas warm in a clean towel while you finish cooking the batch.

To store: allow the tortillas to cool, and put in an air tight container or bag, and place in the fridge. Rewarm in a skillet to use later.

Enjoy!

I am going to do the math for a double batch below. I need to make a double batch if I want enough tortillas for two meals. This math will help me in the future. :)

Amounts for a double batch:

3 1/2 cups Flour

1 tsp. salt

1/2 cup shortening or oil

1 cup of warm water