Homemade Flour Tortillas

Before we moved from the "Big City" well Sidney I started realizing how much things cost that I could make myself and know they were fresher than the stuff sitting on the shelf at the store. This one is how a lot of the homemade items started, and it just makes more sense! It's cheaper and it doesn't have the "junk" in it that makes the shelf life longer. So today, I give you a simple and easy flour tortilla recipe that anyone can do!

Flour Tortillas
Ingredients:
4 c Flour
1/8 tsp baking powder
1/2 c vegetable shortening
1-1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 c & 3 tsp Hot water (non boiling)

Directions: 
1. Mix flour, baking powder and shortening in a medium bowl with a fork. Blend until texture of corn meal.
2. In a separate bowl mix hot water and salt
3. Slowly add the water/salt to the flour/shortening mixture. Stir as adding liquid. You want it to be mixed well, but not sticky.
4. Kneed with fist until blended well.
5. Cover and let rest for at least 20 mins.
6. Split into 4 pieces, Divide those into 3 pieces and form into balls (to make 12 tortillas); let rest another 10 mins.
7. Roll out to think, round tortillas without tearing.
8. Cook in a pan on medium high for about 15 seconds on each side. It should puff a little bit, can burn easily so don't walk away.

**NOTES** I sometimes divide into 16 pieces, makes each a little smaller. Also these freeze well! So if you have a day to make a bunch, divide into bags that you would use for say 1 meal or 1 day. I usually go with a half dozen or 8 in a bag. Let cool before freezing.