Flour Tortillas

Name: Flour Tortillas
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons baking powder; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, room temperature; 2 Tbsps vegetable shortening; 118 milliliters warm water

Flour Tortillas might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. For 10 cents per serving, you get a side dish that serves 8. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 167 calories, 3g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. A mixture of warm water, butter, vegetable shortening, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Mix the flour, salt and baking powder in a large bowl.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Add the butter and shortening.

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Shortening

Butter

Cut in the butter and shortening until the flour resembles cornmeal, using a fork or your hands.

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Shortening

Cornmeal

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Add the water to the mixture a little at a time until the dough is soft and not sticky.

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Dough

Water

Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead the dough for a few minutes until smooth and elastic. Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball.

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Dough

Roll

Let the dough balls rest, covered with a towel, about 15 minutes.

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Dough

Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Use a rolling pin to roll each dough ball into a thin 7-inch round tortilla.

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Tortilla

Dough

Roll

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Place the tortillas one at a time into the skillet and cook until bubbly and golden, about 1 1/2 minutes. Flip the tortilla and continue cooking until golden on the other side.

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Tortilla

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Frying Pan

Put the cooked tortilla in a tortilla warmer or wrap in a clean kitchen towel. Repeat with the remaining dough.

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Wrap

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Kitchen Towels

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Servings:

0teaspoons

baking powder 473milliliters

all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting 1teaspoons

salt 2Tbsps

unsalted butter, room temperature 2Tbsps

vegetable shortening 118milliliters

warm water

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Steppe Cellars Dry Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 18 dollars per bottle.