Author Notes
My Son loves tacos, over the years the price of tortillas have gone up. So I have decided to make my own. My wife drinks the kool-aide so to speak, working at Whole Foods and all. I started using butter but i realized that shortening is better, Luckily there is an Organic Vegetable shortening. —Dominic Brannigan
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Ingredients
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2 3/4 cups
Flour
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6 tablespoons
Shortening
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1 tablespoon
Kosher Salt
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3/4 cup
Warm Water
Directions
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Combine Flour and salt in bowl. Rub the shortening into the flour with your hands, slowly add water, and kneed dough till you have a smooth ball. Separate into 12 equal balls.
With a floured rolling pin roll the balls into 8 inch round tortillas. Using a non-stick pan on medium heat cook tortillas one at a time for approx 1 minute each side, the tortillas will bubble up when done.
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