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Homemade Flour Tortillas (unhealthy delicious method)

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This is an unhealthy, relatively easy, delicious method of making homemade flour tortillas. It was passed down to me from my mom. who knows where she learned.

Yield: 12 Ready in 50 minutes

Cuisine: MexicanMain Ingredient: Flour

(4.2, 4) 100% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 12
2 cupsall-purpose flour
1/4 cansubstitute vegetable shortening)
1/2 teaspoonSalt
1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
3/4 cupWarm milk

Homemade Flour Tortillas (unhealthy delicious method) Preparation

1. Combine flour, salt & baking powder into a bowl.

2. Add Lard and mix until well combined (i use a stand mixer)

3. While mixing, slowly add the lukewarm milk.

4. Continue mixing until a the result is a nice smooth ball of dough (this is where the mixer comes in hand as it might take a while)

5. Divide the dough into about 12 pieces and make into balls

6. Cover these with a damp cloth and let sit for 30-45 minutes

7. Roll the balls into round tortillas (about 6" diameter)

8. Heat griddle or heavy pan to medium heat.

9. Cook tortillas until golden brown (they might puff up a bit)

10. enjoy

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Calories Per Serving: 154
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Homemade Flour Tortillas (unhealthy delicious method) Reviews

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I think 1/4 cup lard or shorting
9 months, 4 weeks, 1 hours, 27 minutes ago
Did u mean 1/4 can of lard or cup of lard?
1 years, 5 months, 16 hours, 11 minutes ago
Absolutely wonderful!!!! :-)
1 years, 5 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 16 hours, 6 minutes ago
[I posted this recipe.]
3 years, 10 months, 1 weeks, 4 days, 7 hours, 6 minutes ago

Tags

  1. tortillas
  2. Flour Totillas
  3. Authentic
  4. Flour
  5. Bread
  6. Mexican

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