No Lard Fresh Flour Tortilla’s
These no lard tortilla’s are super easy to make, only require a few ingredients, and can be ready under an hour. For cooking the tortilla, you may want to invest in a cast iron skillet, since these get really hot, making it easy to cook the tortilla.
- Prep Time: 10 min.
- Cook Time: 30 min.
- Total Time: 60 min.
- Yield: 6 tortilla's 1x
- Category: mexican
- Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients
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- 2 –3 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 cup hot water (approx. 110 – 120 degrees)
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Combine 2 cups flour with the baking powder, and mix.
- Add the olive oil and mix until the flour is coated.
- Slowly add in the hot water, mixing the dough, so that all the flour is covered. Once the dough starts to become solid, you can remove it from the mixing bowl and place on a lightly floured surface.
- Start to kneed the dough, slowly adding flour until it starts to become elastic, and pressing down on the dough, it bounces back.
- Divide the dough into 6 pieces and roll into balls. Slightly press down on each and cover lightly with a clean towel or cloth. Let the dough rest for 20 to 30 minutes*
- Next, on a lightly floured surface begin rolling out each tortilla ball, into a 6 inch disc. They each should be about 1/4 inch thick. Don’t worry about getting perfect circle’s. anyone enjoying these won’t care!
- Heat a skillet (preferably cast iron*) to medium to high heat (usually 5-6). Once heated through, place a tortilla on the skillet and heat until little bubbles start to form (approximately 2 minutes). Flip to cook the other side, another 2 minutes. The tortilla should have small brown spots, and be soft to the touch. Place in a tortilla warmer to keep warm while you make the rest.
Notes
- Allowing the tortilla dough to rest, gives any liquid the opportunity to absorb fully into the flour, which will give you a softer tortilla after cooking.
- Using cast iron will allow you to cook the tortilla over a really hot surface, which is ideal, because not getting the tortilla hot enough can lead to a dry/tougher tortilla.
- If you don’t want to make all the tortilla’s at once, these stay pretty well in the fridge for 3 to 4 days, or in the freezer for up to a month (just double wrap them in cling wrap).
Keywords: fresh tortillas
