Tender flour tortilla. Lard-laden flour tortillas that are thin, tender, and flavorful. Thin and semi-translucent thanks to plenty to lard, these flour tortillas are light and tender, with a mild yet delicious flavor. Homemade flour tortillas are so easy to make!
They can be stored in the refrigerator and reheated individually in hot skillet or wrapped together in foil and placed in a warm oven. A homemade flour tortilla is a true love to me. Soft, warm, tender, as comforting as a billowy down quilt on a cold winters day. You can have Tender flour tortilla using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Tender flour tortilla
- Prepare of dry ingredients.
- Prepare 1 tsp of baking powder.
- You need 1 1/2 tbsp of salt.
- Prepare 4 cup of all-purpose flour.
- You need 2/3 cup of vegetable shortening.
- You need 1 cup of hot water.
Flour tortillas are a staple of the Mexican table as are biscuits and. Place flour on a shallow plate and. Due to the gluten in flour, flour tortillas are most commonly made by rolling out the dough with a rolling pin. Cake flour is lower in gluten and produces a very tender, flaky tortilla.
Tender flour tortilla step by step
- Combine dry ingredients first.
- Put the shortening in and mix with your hands till it turns into a cornmeal texture.
- slowly add hot water into the dry ingredients and mix with wooden spoon. Becareful. Not to burn yourself and when it is cool enough to touch knead it till it becomes a soft ball of dough..
- Let it sit in a bowl and cover with a wet towel for 30 minutes . then roll into golf sized balls then let sit an additional 10 minutes.
- Now sprinkle flour on your counter and use as much as you need to roll it out. and flatten the ball with. Your hands and then start rolling with a rolling pin until you get it pretty thin.
- In a comal (or just a medium pan) on medium heat put the stretched dough until it bubbles and then turn till it's cooked.
- Stack tortillas and then store in a plastic bag so they remain soft.
Our flour tortillas aren't just soft—they're super-soft—and this texture makes them a welcome addition to any meal. So gather friends around the dinner table and treat them to some traditional tacos. Homemade Flour Tortilla Recipe Notes: Tortilla dough should be soft and slightly sticky, but not wet. The baking powder helps keep these tortillas soft and tender. These tortillas are light and flexible, perfect for enchiladas, bakes, tacos.
