homemade tortillas

We love homemade tortillas. They are so yummy, and you just can't buy that homemade taste at the store. They are so easy to make, and require very few ingredients. I took a quick lesson from this video with Chef Jason Hill...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Yx-auWEdM

and Viola! Yummy tortillas!!

The ingredients you will need are: (the recipe comes from Chef Jason Hill)

4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 salt (he uses seasalt, but regular salt works just as well)
1 cup to 1 1/4 cups warm water


Mix the flour and the baking powder together in a bowl. Add the vegetable shortening,and mix together with your hands, forming a course, meal consistancy. ((noun) meal any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not granulated)

Next, mix the salt into the measuring cup containing your water and whisk it togethere. Then add it your flour mixture. Mix the ingredients together to form a large ball. Set the dough ball aside, covered for 20 minutes.

When the 20 minutes is up divide the dough into 12 pieces. Preheat a skillet at medium heat.
Rub a little shortening on your hands (this'll prevent the dough from sticking to your hands),and roll each piece into a ball.
Lightly flour your surface. Using a rolling pin roll out each of your doughballs. Make them as flat and thin as you can. (do not stress about making them perfectly round. They're homemade, and
taste even better when their oddly shaped. LOL.)

Then add one to your hot skillet. Let each side cook 15 to 20 seconds. Remove your tortilla from the skillet and place in a kitchen towel to keep warm while you cook the others.
YUMMY!

I encourage you to watch the short how-to video. You'll see for yourself just how super easy it really is.

Thanks for checking in with me.
Sincerely,
Michelle