Monday, October 24, 2011

October Unprocessed: I am a Tortilla Maker!

It's true: I made flour tortillas from scratch!


They may not have been the most beautiful tortillas I have ever seen, but they sure were delicious!

 

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup vegetable shortening or 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup warm water (may possibly need to add more, up to 3/4 cup) or 1/2 cup milk (may possibly need to add more, up to 3/4 cup)
Directions:

  1. Sift the flour, salt & baking powder into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Into the dry ingredients cut in the shortening, or add oil if you are using this option, & mix with your fingertips to combine.
  3. Add the milk or water, working the liquid into the dough until a sticky ball forms.
  4. Wrap in plastic and let rest for at least 30 minutes.
  5. Divide into 8-10 little balls.  Keep a damp cloth on top of them so they don't dry out.
  6. Lightly dust a counter or pastry board w/flour & roll out each ball of dough into a circle or oval approximately 1/4" thick. If you want nicely rounded tortillas, trim off any ragged edges & discard. Don't roll the dough out more than once or the tortillas will be tough.
  7. Heat a dry griddle or heavy skillet over high heat for 5 minutes. Cook the tortillas 30 seconds on each side or until the dough looks dry & slightly wrinkled & a few brown spots form on both surfaces. Do not over cook or they will be hard.
COST: 40 cents              COST PER TORTILLA (8): 5 cents
How's that for a money saver???

6 comments:

  1. I just found out about unprocessed October, I am going back to read all of them!! (Just found out I'm Gluten Intolerant!)

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  2. What?! Oh no! I have found some great blogs for people like you... I will send them your way when I come across them again.

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  3. Oh, my gosh! I have never made tortillas. It always seemed so hard! These look fabulous, though!

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  4. I've never made homemade tortillas, but I've been thinking about it. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. This looks like a fun recipe to make. Love the cost too. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. What a great idea!! New to your blog and I absolutely love it! Great job :)

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