Woodville 1st Ward

Here are the tortillas from the last activity Thanks Cathy!!!!

Tortillas

3 cups flour

1/3 cup oil (vegetable, corn, canola, peanut, soybean or blend)

1 tsp salt

2/3 tsp baking powder

1 cup very warm water

Mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. In the mixer, using regular beater blade, slowly add oil while machine is going (by hand, mix the oil by pinching it with your fingers until it is well blended). Mix until it is dry and crumbly-textured. Slowly add water, mixing until well blended and the dough is wet and dry-tacky. It should be moist, be holding together well, and not sticking to the sides of the bowl too much. If it's really sticky, add a teaspoon of flour at a time, mixing between each addition, until it's not sticky.

Change beater blade to dough hook and begin kneading it until it is smooth, about 5 minutes (by hand, knead about 8 minutes). Take out dough and let rest for 5 minutes. Divide into 2 pieces. Divide those in 2, then those pieces into 3. There should be a dozen palm size pieces. Using your hands, roll them into little balls, and set down. Beginning with the first ball, smush it flat in between your palms and flatten in a circle. Set it down. Repeat: smush, set down, smush, set down. Doing it this way allows for the dough to rest and become pliable. It will make rolling out the tortillas much easier.

Heat up a frying pan over medium heat.. Don't oil, spray or flour it. The tortillas will not stick if the pan is already hot. This next part needs to be done at the same time. Roll out your first smushed ball until it is 7" - 8" across. I don't use flour, but you can put a little down before you start rolling. You can pick them up and stretch them a bit also. Once you have your thin pancake shaped tortilla, put it in the pan. Be careful the pan is not too hot. Timing is crucial. In about 30 - 45 seconds, tiny bubbles form in the tortilla. Flip it over. If there are tiny spots of light brown, the temperature is good. If they are more than tiny and are darker than light brown, turn the heat down. Cook on the other side for 15 - 20 seconds. Stack them on a plate and cover with a towel. While one tortilla is cooking, roll out your next smushed ball. Once you get the hang of it, it goes pretty fast.