Perfect Flour Tortillas

Total Time: 1 hr 6 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 5 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 3 tablespoons lard (room temp)
• 3/4-1 cup water (room temp)

Recipe

• 1 into a bowl combine the flour and salt. sift until it has been mixed well.
• 2 next add the lard one scoop at a time until you have a crumbly mixture.
• 3 slowly add water while mixing with hands. the mixture should soak up the water right away. spread a little bit of lard on your hands in order to get the mix off.
• 4 with the lard still on your hands, tear off golf ball sized pieces and roll each piece into a tight ball.
• 5 once all of the dough is made into separate balls let stand in bowl at room temperature for about half an hour to an hour, while covered with a kitchen cloth.
• 6 after they have sat for the desired amount of time, roll out into a thin round flat shape (you can make them more or less thick according to personal preference).
• 7 heat dough up on very hot ungreased pan. each side should take 15-25 seconds to cook. you will know when the second side is done when a large bubble forms. each side should have several brown spots on them.
• 8 you can place cooked tortillas into plastic bag with a kitchen cloth inside to keep them soft.