Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup shortening or lard
3/4 cup very hot water
1 tsp. salt
Mix flour, salt and shortening together with a fork until it turns into large crumbs. Add hot water and mix until it all forms a ball. IMPORTANT: Do not over mix or knead. It should be a smooth ball of dough that is completely formed together, but that is as far as you want to take it. If you over mix it, the gluten in the flour will make your tortillas shrink when you put them on the griddle.
Set a large skillet over medium heat. Seperate dough into 6 even-sized balls. Lay a towel over the ones you're not working with so they don't dry out. With a rolling pin, roll the balls until you have about a 10-inch diameter circle. Pick up and lay it in the hot skillet. Let cook for a minute or two. Flip. Let cook an additional 1 or 2 minutes until golden brown spots form.
Add butter. Or beans. Or cheese. Or eggs. Eat. Repeat. :)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup shortening or lard
3/4 cup very hot water
1 tsp. salt
Mix flour, salt and shortening together with a fork until it turns into large crumbs. Add hot water and mix until it all forms a ball. IMPORTANT: Do not over mix or knead. It should be a smooth ball of dough that is completely formed together, but that is as far as you want to take it. If you over mix it, the gluten in the flour will make your tortillas shrink when you put them on the griddle.
Set a large skillet over medium heat. Seperate dough into 6 even-sized balls. Lay a towel over the ones you're not working with so they don't dry out. With a rolling pin, roll the balls until you have about a 10-inch diameter circle. Pick up and lay it in the hot skillet. Let cook for a minute or two. Flip. Let cook an additional 1 or 2 minutes until golden brown spots form.
Add butter. Or beans. Or cheese. Or eggs. Eat. Repeat. :)
