Flour Tortillas

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 2/3 cup hot tap water, plus some additional

Directions

1. 1

   Heat your comal, cast iron or non-stick pan to medium heat. (you may need to adjust to find your own personal heat setting).

2. 2

   Combine all dry ingredients together and mix well.

3. 3

   Cut in shortening with a fork until mixture resembles fine crumbs.

4. 4

   Add water and mix with fork until dough begins to come together.

5. 5

   Begin to work dough with your hands and form one big ball. If dough is to dry add some more water, to sticky, add some more flour.

6. 6

   Place ball of dough onto countertop and kneed for five minutes.

7. 7

   Divide dough into 8 (fajita size), or 6 (burrito size) pieces.

8. 8

   Shape each piece of dough into a flattened ball shape (for round tortillas), set back into the bowl and cover with a damp cloth.

9. 9

   Roll out each round piece of dough and carefully lie flat on comal/pan.

10. 10

    Cook on each side for about 30 seconds on each side.

11. 11

    Store flat in a sealable container.