By Jade
There is no substitute for perfect fresh hand-made tortillas hot off the comal. It's the key ingredient for a good old fashioned taco, and knowing how to make them will only do good things for you.
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 2 min
Total Time: 17 min
Ingredients
- 2.5 Cups (346g) All Purpose Flour
- 1 Teaspoon (6g) Fine Sea Salt
- 1.5 Teaspoons(6g) Baking Powder
- 3 Tablespoons (33g) Lard, Vegetable Shortening, Or Vegetable Oil
- 3/4 Cup Plus 1 Tablespoon (189ml) Warm Water (Not Hot)
Instructions
- Mix everything but water until you get a cornmeal texture with flower.
- Add water gradually and mix until it comes together
- In a floured surface, knead until smooth.
- Cover and rest dough for 10 minutes.
- Divide dough into 16 even pieces or 35g per piece
- Roll into balls. Flatten them with a rolling pin or a tortilla press, 1/8 in thick.
- Sear in a cast iron pan until it puffs up.
- Rotate until other side is cooked.
- Store in a tortilla warmer or two clean towels.