This recipe is courtesy of Greenfeet Marketing Assistant Tia Newby. Now, this apparently comes from her sister but either way, they are easy to make and tasty. If you have any additions or a recipe of your own to share, please add them in the comment section.
Handmade flour tortillas
3 cups flour (we recommend Organic. Bob’s Red Mill is a great brand)
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt
6 tablespoons of vegetable shortening (yes you can use lard but veggie shortening is healthier!)
1 1/4 cups warm water
Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
Add 6 Tablespoons of vegetable shortening to the dry ingredients. Use a fork to mix together (or, you can dig in and use your hands like Grandma!)
Mix in the warm water. You can use the fork, but we find it’s best to use your flour dusted hands. Knead the dough for a couple of minutes then separate the dough into about 12 small balls.
Set aside for about 10 minutes.
Heat your griddle with a spray of cooking oil.
Either use a rolling pin to roll out tortillas on a floured surface or break out your easy to use tortilla press from Greenfeet and knock ‘em out lickety split!
Place your homemade flour tortillas on the grill for just a bit (usually less than a minute) on each side and fill with your favorite recipes! Enjoy!
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Can’t believe anyone still believes that vegetable shortening with all its transfats is healthier than lard! Or has there been some new information that I haven’t heard about? If you’d like to stay away from animal fat, there’s always coconut oil or palm oil. Saturated oils, true, but not artificial.
Hi Dan
There are organic veggie shortenings available that are much healthier than the processed stuff. And lard is definitely an option. Just depends on an individuals diet and health requirements.
Have you made tortillas? If so, I’d love to have the recipe you use!
I advise always rolling them out by hand. I’ve broken a couple of tortilla presses trying to do flour tortillas in them. They are best saved for making corn tortillas.
Just my experience.
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Crisco vegetable shortening does not have any trans-fats and has not for at least several years.
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They came out great.I did buy Spectrum Organic Vegetable Shortening. These are way better and way healthier then pork lard. Ewww! They were also so easy to make, my 6 year old son & I have a ball making them. Thanks for sharing!