Flour Tortilla

Directions

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   {"0":"Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.","2":"Add vegetable shortening or lard. Or use a combination of half lard, half shortening.","3":"Use a fork or a pastry cutter to cut in the shortening or just do it the old fashioned","4":"way and use your hands.","6":"Next add warm water a little at a time until your dough is soft and not sticky. You do","7":"not need very hot water.","9":"Knead the dough for a few minutes.","11":"Now you will pull off pieces of dough to form about 12 small dough balls. Let them","12":"rest for at least 10 minutes, longer if you like.","14":"This is a good time to heat up the comal. You will want to set it at medium to high","15":"heat. If it is too hot the tortillas will cook too fast.","17":"Now you can roll out the dough with your tortilla rolling pin or palote. It is a good","18":"idea to dust each ball with a little flour just before you roll them out. Lay the palote","19":"in the center of the dough ball and roll up, center and roll down. It is good to lift the","20":"dough and turn it. Again, rolling pin in the center and roll. Roll them out fairly thin.","22":"Lay your tortilla on the hot comal. It takes just a few seconds to cook. Flip to the other","23":"side. When they are done it should have lots of nice brown speckles. Place them in a","24":"towel. If you would like you can use a tortilla warmer to keep them warm longer.","25":"They are ready to be served!"}