Easy and delicious flour tortilla recipe from scratch

lard

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable shortening

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

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda until smooth.

Add 3 tablespoons of lard and incorporate it with your fingers until the mixture resembles cornmeal.

Make a well in the center of the mixture and pour in 3/4 cup of warm water.

Use your hands to mix until a shaggy dough forms, then turn it out onto a work surface.

Knead the dough for about 5 minutes until it is smooth and elastic.

Let the dough sit on the countertop for about 10 minutes to allow flavors and gluten to develop.

Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces for 6-inch tortillas and roll each piece into a ball.

Flatten each ball with your hand to create a small disc, then use a rolling pin to roll it out to an eighth of an inch thick, rotating it a quarter turn to keep it circular.

Heat a skillet on high, then reduce to medium-high heat before cooking each tortilla for about 30 seconds on each side until bubbly and charred.

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