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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (40g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 113
Calories from Fat 40		(35%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 4.5g	6%
	Saturated Fat 1.3g	6%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.3g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.7g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 224mg		9%
Potassium 22mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 16.0g		5%
	Dietary Fiber 0.6g	2%
	Sugars 0.1g
Protein 2.2g		4%
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Homemade Flour Tortillas - 2 Ww Points

Recipe #369978 | 35 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Nif
May 5, 2009

A great recipe for healthier flour tortillas. Fill these with beef, chicken, shrimp, and/or veggies. Use sour cream, salsa or guacamole to dip them in. These are also ideal for Nif's Very Basic Cheese Quesadillas or Nif's Healthy Baked Beef Burritos. Enjoy!

SERVES 6 , 6 tortillas (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons warm water

Directions

1
Put the flour, shortening, baking powder, and salt in food processor. With the machine running, add the water through the feed tube; process just until a soft dough forms. Divide the dough into 6 pieces and shape each into a ball. Roll each ball out between sheets of plastic wrap into a 6-inch round.
2
Set a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat and heat until a drop of water sizzles in it. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add a dough round and cook until speckled and slightly puffed, about 1 1/2 minute on each side. Transfer the tortilla to a plate lined with a clean kitchen towel; fold the towel over to keep the tortilla warm. Cook the remaining dough rounds to make a total of 6 tortillas, stacking them in the towel as they are cooked.
3
To reheat the tortillas, wrap each one in a separate paper towel or napkin and microwave on High until heated, about 5 seconds for each tortilla.

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From: KITTENCAL

On Nov 6, 2009

for homemade tortillas these turned out very good, I plan on using them to make wraps, I may not purchase any from the store again the flavor is much better that the packaged ones, great recipe thank Niffie, this was made for KK's tag game

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From: TeresaS

On Sep 5, 2009

These had a nice flavor and was very easy to prepare although both DH and I thought they were extra brittle. I only cooked them for 1 min per side and still they just creaked when trying to bend them. It was interesting rolling them between sheets of plastic. I normally just hand press them into circles. Mine came out odd shades, this may explain my pie crust. Thanks for posting.

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From: Scarlett516

On May 26, 2009

Muy bien! These tortillas were delicious. I made double the recipe so I could use them for Chicken Enchiladas and found that the ones I rolled thin enough to see through them were the best. Made for the Epicurean Queens, ZWT5: Mexico/Tex-Mex/Southwest. Gracias!

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From: Queen Dana

On May 16, 2009

This was a good tortilla recipe. I ran out of ap flour unfortunately and had to use wheat flour for half of the recipe. The tortillas were a little stiff especially around the edges but this is probably due to the wheat flour. I made these for zwt5.

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