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lard

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable shortening

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

Sift 500 grams of flour into a large bowl.

Add 40 grams of lard and 40 grams of butter to the flour.

Mix the lard and butter into the flour with your hands.

Gradually add 350 mils of water and mix until a dough forms.

Sprinkle flour on the work surface and divide the dough into portions weighing about 55-60 grams each.

Shape each portion into a ball.

Let the dough balls rest for about 45 minutes.

Sprinkle flour on the work surface again and flatten each dough ball with your hands.

Use a rolling pin to roll out each tortilla, turning and adding flour as needed to prevent sticking.

Heat a frying pan and add a little water to it.

Place the tortilla in the frying pan and cook until it bubbles, about 60 seconds per side.

Flip the tortilla and cook for another 60 seconds.

Once cooked, remove the tortilla and let it cool for a couple of minutes before stacking.

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