How To Make Flour Tortillas - Easy & Simple

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🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable shortening

Olive oil is healthier due to its unsaturated fats, while vegetable shortening is often cheaper.

Combine all dry ingredients in a standing mixer with a dough hook.

Slowly integrate the water and oil into the dry ingredients.

Mix until the dough is smooth and clean around the bowl.

Cover the bowl with a damp tea towel and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.

Transfer the dough to a clean working surface sprinkled with flour.

Divide the dough into equal parts and cover with the damp tea towel to prevent drying out.

Roll each piece of dough into a ball shape and place on parchment paper.

Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-low flame for a few minutes.

Transfer the tortilla to the skillet and cook for 20 to 45 seconds, depending on thickness.

Flip the tortilla when bubbles form, pressing gently to distribute air.

Cook until soft and malleable, then transfer to a plate.

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