"Rede" to Make Homemade Tortillas

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🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while all-purpose flour is more accessible.

cooking oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier but more expensive; vegetable oil is a cost-effective alternative.

Pour 4 cups of flour into a mixing bowl.

Add 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of salt and 1 teaspoon of baking powder to the flour.

Mix the dry ingredients together.

Add 1/2 cup of shortening and mix with your hands until it reaches a pie crust consistency.

Slowly add 1 and 1/4 cups of water while mixing until a dough forms.

Knead the dough until smooth.

Let the dough sit for about 10 minutes to rise.

Divide the dough into small balls.

Roll each ball out into a tortilla, starting from the middle and working outwards in an X motion.

Heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat.

Cook each tortilla in the skillet until lightly browned, about 30-60 seconds on each side.

Remove the tortillas from the skillet and keep warm.

Cooking Techniques

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