OUT OF DESPERATION... FLOUR TORTILLAS

Out of Desperation... Flour Tortillas image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 5

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1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (divided)
1/3 teaspoon table salt
2/3 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup margarine (shortening would probably work, too)
1/3-1/2 cup warm water

Steps:

In a medium bowl, thoroughly combine ONLY 1 cup of flour with the salt and baking powder. Crumble in the margarine and mix well with your fingers, breaking up any large clumps. Add in the warm water (starting with the lower amount and add more as needed) and combine well. Do this for about 2 minutes until you have a nice ball of dough. Put the ball into the bowl and loosely cover with a damp paper towel. Place in refrigerator for 15 minutes. Lightly sprinkle some of the remaining 1/3 cup flour onto a cutting board. Use some of the flour to coat a rolling pin. Divide and roll the dough into approx 1" size balls (I got 7 total). One at a time, place each ball onto the floured board. Begin to roll the dough ball into a very thin disc. (I would say about 6" diameter or so, but none of mine came out round. I had some pretty bizarre shapes). Place each flattened ball onto a plate and cover with the damp paper towel. Heat a large, non-stick skillet over a medium-low flame. DRY fry (no oil) one tortilla at a time. As each one gets lightly browned on both sides (about 2 minutes per side), remove to a clean plate and cover with a damp paper towel. Repeat until all the tortillas are fried up. Serve and enjoy (I hope).