Created by: Chef Keith Snow
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Description:
Learn how easy it is to make tortillas at home. The difference in taste is also something that will have you making them.
Ingredients:
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4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tbs kosher salt
6 tbs lard or shortening
3 cups hot water
Directions:
1. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, and lard. Stir to distribute lard through the flour.
2. Add the water a little at a time and stir through to start forming the dough, being careful not to over-mix.
3. Dump the dough out onto a work surface and, with your hands, begin working the dough into a ball. Work it until it becomes smoother on the outside.
4. Break off small palm-sized pieces and roll them into balls.
5. Let them rest on a tray in or out of the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
6. On a floured board, roll each ball out into a round tortilla shape. Cook them on a dry nonstick griddle or in a nonstick or cast iron pan until brown.
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Hi Keith. just a little comment about what you say in this video… Guerrero State is one of the southest one in Mexico… Border states would be Chihuahua, Sonora, Coahuila, Nuevo León, etc.
I am such a fan of your website.. loved your book. thank you so much for make this always interesting, and new…
ya..I meant chihuahua, I always mix the two up, if I am correct, Guerrero is where Oaxaca is located, home of great moles. (spelling?)
Okay, I've made tortillas before and I watched this video because I wanted to see how Mr. Snow rolled them out to be thin enough. That is my problem. I bought an inexpensive Tortilla Press so that they could be rolled out thinner and this did help somewhat, but I would like them to be like store bought thinness, and they aren't.
Any suggestions?
for flour tortillas I do not use a press, rather for the dough into small golf ball sized rounds, then roll them out with a rolling pin, this way you can achieve very thin tortillas.