Organic Flour Tortillas

So I have placed the original recipe below, but I will put my changes in parentheses. Although this recipe is probably a medium difficulty it is so worth it to have made from scratch tortillas, without all of the yucky chemicals and preservatives in store bought tortillas. The original author suggest using a rolling pin if you don't have a tortilla press. Please, do yourself a favor and get the press! It makes it 100x easier. Also if you are using the press do yourself another favor and take a gallon sized ziplock bag and cut the zipper and two sides off so it looks like a book page. You can buy a Tortilla press here. Please don't do what I did. Buy or use a skillet. I forgot I had a cast iron skillet and used my beautiful WearEver pan and now it has black spots I can't wash off, but I digress.

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour(I used Organic)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ⅓ cup canola oil(I stay away from corn products[GMO] so I used grapeseed oil, but olive would work as well)
• 1 cup warm water

Instructions

1. In a large bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder, and oil. Slowly add the water, mixing with a wooden spoon. Stir until it forms a sticky ball.(use your hands! don't be afraid to get messy! just be sure to remove any rings first)
2. Turn the ball onto a floured surface, and knead for 2 minutes until a soft smooth dough has formed.
3. Wrap dough in plastic wrap, and let sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
4. Divide dough into 16 equal portions. Roll each portion into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap for 10 minutes.
5. Flatten dough, and using a rolling pin or tortilla press to roll flat. They will be about 6 or 7 inches in diameter.(before you flatten out be sure to sprinkle a little flour on top, it'll keep your tortillas from sticking to your press)
6. Heat a skillet or a griddle to medium high heat. Cook tortillas for about 1 minute on the first side, until it starts to bubble. Flip, and cook for about 1 more minute until golden brown.
7. Remove and serve. If not using right away, allow to cool completely before storing.

Bonus Trade Secret!!!! If you like having fresh tortillas but hate how much of a process it is to make them, then just freeze them! You can either freeze the balls or freeze the already prepared and reheat on a skillet.

Once again if you have any questions feel free to ask in the comments section. I'd love to know if you plan on trying this or if there is another recipe you'd like to read about.

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