Recipes

Makes: 6
Time to prepare: 1 hours
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1/4 cup lard
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup warm water
Directions
Put flour in a circle on your work surface
Rub in the lard with your fingertips
Dissolve salt in warm water
Mix water into flour a little at a time to make a dough
Knead dough 4 minutes
Divide dough into 6 pieces – make into balls
Cover the balls with plastic wrap and let rest 20 minutes
Heat ungreased cast iron pan; commal or griddle
Roll dough into a 6 inch circle.
Using your hands stretch the circle in a circular motion – to create a large thin toritilla
Carefully lay the tortilla on the hot pan, and after a few seconds turn it over.
Do not leave the tortilla more than a few seconds because you will have a stiff instead of pliable tortilla.
Cover tortillas with a cloth to keep warm.