Wheat flour tortilla recipe

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The are cheap to buy, but not expensive and much nicer when home-made.

We also have a good recipe for corn tortillas that uses masa harina for that real authentic taste.

Ingredients

• 800 g plain flour, sifted.
• ½ teaspoon salt.
• 100 ml hand-hot water
• 100 g Vegetable shortening

Method

1. Rub the flour, salt and shortening together unti it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
2. Little by little add the water and mix to a dough.
3. Cover with a damp cloth and leave for 20 minutes.
4. Divide into golf-ball sized balls or slightly larger.
5. Roll out on a floured worktop.
6. Cook for about a minute on a hot tava or griddle pan until they puff up.

Chef's notes

Vegetable shortening is a solid vegetable fat such as Crisco or Trex. Lard could be used without any problems but the recipe would no longer be vegetarian.

Chef's note

If you don't have a tortilla press, use 2 chopping boards or just two sheets of wood as a substitute. Place ball of dough between two non-stick surfaces such as small squares of Bake-O-Glide and stand on them!

Suppliers

See the Tortilla Press page for UK suppliers.