Homemade Flour Tortillas

Great basic tortilla recipe!!

Combine the 3 cups flour , salt and baking powder in large bowl.

Either by hand , or with pastry blender , work in the shortening until crumbly.

Slowly add the water to flour mixture while tossing with a fork.

With your hands , knead dough vigorously for about 2 minutes , until it forms a nice dough ball.

Cover with cloth and let stand at least 15 minutes.

Take a ball of dough and roll into a ball.

Roll in flour to cover.

On floured surface , roll out dough evenly and very thin.

Place each tortilla on a medium hot cast iron skillet.

Cook for about 1-2 minutes on each side , or until the tortilla no longer looks doughy.

all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, shortening, warm water