Recipe - Soft and Chewy Flour Tortillas

[TWP]

This from a thread, author is "S610"

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=781417

Recipe:

After trying a few different recipes for flour tortillas and being disappointed with the results I came across this recipe and it is great. They come out very soft, chewy and full of glutony goodness (the secret is the generous amount of lard/crisco, reducing the fat means a dryer less chewy tortilla)
 
 Ingredients:
 2 cups flour (bread flour or all-purpose)
 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt (optional)
 3 tablespoons lard or vegetable shortening
 3/4 cups warm water
 
 Mix flour, salt, baking powder and lard (or Crisco) in a bowl. Break up/blend the lard/flour with your hand until the mixture is crumbly.
 
 Add WARM water (warm melts/blends the lard), adjust exact amount as needed, stir and then knead by hand for a minute until the dough is smooth. Dough quAfter trying a few different recipes for flour tortillas and being disappointed with the results I came across this recipe and it is great. They come out very soft, chewy and full of glutony goodness (the secret is the generous amount of lard/crisco, reducing the fat means a dryer less chewy tortilla)
 
 Ingredients:
 2 cups flour (bread flour or all-purpose)
 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt (optional)
 3 tablespoons lard or vegetable shortening
 3/4 cups warm water
 
 Mix flour, salt, baking powder and lard (or Crisco) in a bowl. Break up/blend the lard/flour with your hand until the mixture is crumbly.
 
 Add WARM water (warm melts/blends the lard), adjust exact amount as needed, stir and then knead by hand for a minute until the dough is smooth. Dough quickly becomes very soft and has a velvety texture.
 
 Let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Divide into little balls and roll flat with a rolling pin or by hand.
 
 Pan fry each side until it bubbles and gets little golden brown areas (takes roughly 1 min per side)
 
 Makes 8-10 medium sized tortillas. Best served fresh.
 
 A good fast/easy alternative to bread even during a power outage or camping.ickly becomes very soft and has a velvety texture.
 
 Let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Divide into little balls and roll flat with a rolling pin or by hand.
 
 Pan fry each side until it bubbles and gets little golden brown areas (takes roughly 1 min per side)
 
 Makes 8-10 medium sized tortillas. Best served fresh.
 
 A good fast/easy alternative to bread even during a power outage or camping.


If you browse down the thread, you'll find another recipe (post #7) which fits well with having some cooking skills and minimal cooking equipment.

[230gr]

We often add maybe 1/3 corn flour (not meal). Keeps it soft but give it more flavor.