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Tortillas II

SUBMITTED BY: teresa PHOTO BY: Nuggets

"Fresh and tender wheat flour tortillas are great with breakfast, lunch or dinner."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 79 stars. This recipe average a 4.3 star rating.
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PREP TIME  40 Min
COOK TIME  2 Min
READY IN  50 Min
Original recipe yield 12 tortillas

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon shortening
  • 1/2 cup water

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine together flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
  2. Add the water and mix until the dough can be gathered together. If necessary, add more water (1 teaspoon at a time) until the dough comes together. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rest for 15 minutes.
  3. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and roll into rounds. On a lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to flatten and stretch each round into a circle 7 inches across.
  4. Cook on an ungreased skillet over medium high heat until brown spots begin to appear on the tortillas. Keep covered with a clean, dry towel until ready to serve.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 1, 2005 by CARATAMB
this recipe is great! i used more salt and substituted margerine for shortening. also, i did... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 21, 2003 by CHRISB1022
I did it! I made tortillas! Thanks for posting this recipe, I thought it was very difficult to... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2003 by DATMAMA
It took some time to get them rolled out nicely, but it was a fun family recipe to make. The... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 6, 2003 by RENEE SHEFFER
These are great! The kids love them! Much better than store bought! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 16, 2003 by MOMMYMANS
Just perfect! Not complicated at all and really were wonderful! Going to have to make even... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 11, 2003 by SWEETHEART_905
My mother makes home-made tortillas and she never had a recipe for it. I looked here and made... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 11, 2003 by Bonnie
Great tortilla recipe--definately had to double it though. Very easy to make and the end... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 20, 2004 by GRINLING
As per some of the other reviews, I was anticipating a horrible ordeal making these, but it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 11, 2003 by GOLDIE44
this seems like a real easy recipe and sounds like it will taste good too MORE