Soft Flour Tortillas Recipe

Shelf life for these tortillas is 24 hours. They will start to dry out and will not reheat well past 24 hours. MAKES 12 to 14 tortillas.

3 cups all purpose flour (384 grams flour)

2 tsp baking powder (7.5 grams baking powder)
8 oz hot water (227 ml water )
1/3 cup lard or shortening (73.5 grams) (fat of your choice)

1 tsp salt (5 grams salt)

TIPS FOR SOFT TORTILLAS

*Be sure the dough is moist and tacky before kneading.
*DO NOT Add extra flour while kneading
*Be sure to knead for 5 to 10 minutes dough should be smooth and soft after kneading
*Be sure to rest for 15 minutes to allow the gluten in the flour to relax which helps the tortilla to bubble while cooking
*Over use of flour during the roll-out process may change the texture

*Try to roll out your tortilla thin