Flour Tortillas (Alice Arathoon)

Description

2 cups flour
2 Tbs. + 1 tsp. fat
¾ tsp. salt
1 ⅛ tsp. baking powder
½ cup lukewarm water

Mix dry ingredients. Cut in fat. Add water. Work with your fingers until dough holds together well. Divide into 8 balls. Roll out on floured surface until tortilla is about 9” in circumference - or until you can see counter top through dough. Heat skillet on griddle oven medium heat. When a drop of water sizzles - it is hot enough to begin cooking tortillas. As soon as bubbles appear in tortilla - turn over & cook a short time on other side. Do not cook until they are brittle - They should be soft - Flexible (so you can roll chile meat inside to make burritos!)

Serves 8

Serve warm. Can be re-heated in oven wrapped in foil.