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Mama's Flour Tortillas

By: Christina K.

Description:
Time:	30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)
Meal type:	Bread
Ethnicity:	Mexican
Number of Servings:	20
Ingredients:
4 C All Purpose Flour 1.5 teaspoon baking powder 4 teaspoon sugar 3 teaspoon salt 1 stick shortening 1.25 C hot water
Directions:
In large bowl combine flour, baking powder, sugar & salt and mix well. Then evenly crumble shortening in flour mixture. Add half of the hot water and knead with your hands, then add remaining water and form dough into a ball. I like to take ball out of bowl once its formed and knead a little on counter and then place back in bowl with a damp paper towel over it. Let stand for atleast 30 minutes. Then form 2" rounds with the dough. Before rolling the tortillas I like to flatten the rounds and cover both sides with flour. Just get a small plate with a mound of flour and press rounds into the flour. To flatten tortillas, use a rolling pin, or a wine bottle works great too. :) I like my tortillas a little thick so I roll them to about 8" or 9" round. When ready to cook, make sure skillet, or pan, is HOT. Cook on 1 side until bubbles form, then flip just once and cook on second side.
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