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HOMEMADE FLOUR TORTILLAS 
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vegetable oil or non-hydrogenated lard
3/4 cup lukewarm milk

In a bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add vegetable oil to the lukewarm milk and whisk briefly to incorporate. Gradually add the milk to the flour mixture, and using clean hands, work into a sticky dough.

Turn dough out onto a surface dusted with flour and knead vigorously for about 2 minutes or until the dough is no longer sticky.

Return dough to bowl, cover with a damp cloth and allow to rest for 10 -20 minutes so that it will be easier to roll out.

Divide dough into 8 balls of equal size, cover them, and let them rest again for about 20 minutes. Avoid letting them touch, if you don't want them to stick together.

Dust a clean pastry board or working surface with flour.

One at a time, remove each piece of dough. Press it out into a 5-inch circle. Using a flour dusted rolling pin, roll out the tortilla from the center out until the tortilla measures a little less than 1/4 inch thick and is a 7 or 8-inch circle.

Transfer the tortilla to a dry preheated skillet or griddle. when the tortilla begins to blister, allow it to cook for 30 seconds, flip it, and cook the other side the same way.

Remove tortilla, place it in on a clean paper towel and cover loosely with foil. Repeat for remaining tortillas.

Tortillas freeze well. Wrap tightly in plastic, removing any air pockets. Keeps frozen for several weeks.

To serve tortillas which have been frozen, thaw at room temperature, wrap in foil and heat in a warm oven.

recipe reviews
Homemade Flour Tortillas
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 Laura (Oklahoma) says:
Love it!!! Perfect tortillas!
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 Kim (Ontario) says:
a GREAT recipe - I was nervous because I've never made tortillas before and a lot of recipes say how tricky they are to make but this one was a BREEZE - from start to finish... I used shortening (rather than lard or oil) and they were delicious! I like very thin tortillas (for tacos) so I separated the dough into 16 balls (about the size of a golf ball) and rolled them out to about 6" each - it took a bit longer but it wasn't hard... the dough was easy to work and very forgiving... the recipe is clear and easy to follow and works like a charm! thank you!
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 This (California) says:
This is a great recipe for Pita bread. I believe that the milk took away from the elasticity of being able to roll out the dough like a thin disc like a flour tortilla. The dough is a bit tough so the "tortilla" stay small (like pita bread). With the dough staying thick you would assume the tortilla would be a bit raw or take a long time to cook but it doesn't take a long time. It cooks fast and is exactly like pita bread. For flour tortilla's I would use a water and crisco recipe to be safe. They do taste great though. We make Gyro's instead of burrito's.
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 Sandy (Saint Lucia) says:
Great recipe!

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