Texas Flour Tortillas Recipes

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, salt, and baking powder together in a mixing bowl. Mix in the lard with your fingers until the flour resembles cornmeal. Add the water and mix until the dough comes together; place on a lightly floured surface and knead a few minutes until smooth and elastic. Divide the dough into 24 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
• Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Use a well-floured rolling pin to roll a dough ball into a thin, round tortilla. Place into the hot skillet, and cook until bubbly and golden; flip and continue cooking until golden on the other side. Place the cooked tortilla in a tortilla warmer; continue rolling and cooking the remaining dough.

Steps:

• In a food processor combine 2 3/4 cups of the flour (reserve the remaining flour for rolling out the dough) with the lard or shortening.
• Pulse several times until the fat is evenly distributed throughout the flour and no particles of fat are visible.
• Dissolve the salt in 2/3 cup of the warm water.
• With the machine running, pour the liquid through the feed tube in a steady stream and stop the machine once the dough has come together in a ball.
• Feel the dough; it should be a medium-stiff consistency, not too firm but not as soft as most bread doughs.
• If the dough is too stiff, divide it into several pieces, sprinkle with 1 or 2 tablespoons of the remaining water and process again until a ball forms.
• Divide the dough into 12 portions, roll into balls and place on a flat surface or plate.
• Cover with plastic wrap and allow dough to rest for at least 30 minutes.
• On a lightly floured surface roll each ball into a 7-inch circle by flattening the ball of dough, lightly flouring it, and with a rolling pin rolling forward and backward over the dough, then turn it a sixth of a turn and roll forward and backward again.
• Repeat the turning and rolling process until a 7-inch circle is formed, re-flouring the work surface as necessary.
• Place the tortilla on a plate and cover with plastic wrap.
• Repeat the rolling out process for the remaining 11 balls of dough.
• Heat a flat cast iron griddle over moderately high heat.
• Lay a tortilla on the griddle and cook for 20 to 45 seconds until tortilla bubbles and lightly browns on the underside.
• Flip the tortilla and cook it for another 30 to 45 seconds.
• The tortilla should be lightly browned but still soft and flexible.
• Transfer the cooked tortilla to a heavy towel and wrap it up.
• Cook the remaining tortillas in a similar manner and store stacked in the towel to keep them warm and soft.
• Tortillas can be stored in a sealable plastic bag and refrigerated until ready for use.
• To reheat the tortillas, tuck them in an"envelope" made out of aluminum foil and heat in a 325°F oven for 10 to 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Combine flour and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• Heat lard (or shortening) and water in a small saucepan over low heat until lard has just melted.
• Allow mixture to cool for a few minutes, then gradually stir it into the flour mixture.
• Form into a dough by hand (or if you have a stand mixer, turn on low speed until well combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl).
• The result should be a dough that is neither wet nor dry and crumbly. ~NOTE~ If too wet, add a little more flour; if too dry, add a little more water. I normally don't have to add anything at this point.
• Knead dough briefly by hand or mix with stand mixer until dough starts to wrap up the bread hook.
• Place dough on a lightly floured surface and divide dough into 12 pieces.
• Roll the pieces of dough into little balls between the palms of your hands and place on a flat surface such as a baking sheet.
• Cover with a slightly damp towel, and allow to rest for at least 10 minutes (or up to 1 1/2 hours).
• Using a rolling pin, roll dough into thin rounds about 6-7 inches in diameter.
• Preheat a large, heavy skillet or griddle over medium-high heat.
• Place a dough round on the cooking surface; within about 30 seconds the dough should start to bubble, and some little brown spots should begin to form on the bottom.
• Flip tortilla, and cook another 30 seconds on the other side.
• The tortilla will puff up, at this point, I usually mash them down with a spatula, but it itsn't necessary.
• Once the tortilla has turned white with little brown spots on it, it is done.
• Remove from heat and place on a dinner plate. Use another dinner plate inverted to act as a lid to keep tortillas warm.
• You might need to adjust heat, as necessary, as you cook remaining tortillas.

Steps:

• Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and oil.
• Slowly add the warm milk.
• Stir until a loose, sticky ball is formed.
• Knead for two minutes on a floured surface. Dough should be firm and soft.
• Place dough in a bowl and cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap for 20 minutes.
• Break off eight sections, roll them into balls in your hands, place on a plate (make sure they aren't touching) and then cover balls with damp cloth or plastic wrap for 10 minutes.
• After dough has rested, one at a time place a dough ball on a floured surface, pat it out into a four-inch circle, and then roll with a rolling pin from the center until it's thin and about eight inches in diameter. Don't over work the dough, or it'll be stiff.
• Keep rolled-out tortillas covered until ready to cook.
• In a dry iron skillet heated on high, cook the tortilla about thirty seconds on each side. It should start to puff a bit when it's done.
• Keep cooked tortillas covered wrapped in a napkin until ready to eat.

Steps:

• Method:.
• Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and oil.
• Slowly add the warm milk and stir until a loose sticky ball is formed.
• Knead for two minutes on a lightly floured surface. Dough should be firm and soft.
• Let dough rest in a bowl covered with a damp cloth or plastic wrap for 20 minutes.
• After dough has rested break off eight sections, roll them into balls, place on a plate and cover with damp cloth or plastic wrap. let rest for 10 minutes.( it is important to let dough rest, otherwise it will be like elastic and hard to roll out).
• One at a time pat dough into a 4 inch circle, and then roll with a rolling pin form the center until it is thin and about 8 inches in diameter. ( like rolling a pie crust, dust with a little flour to prevent dough form sticking to the rolling pin.) Don't overwork the dough or it will be to stiff. keep rolled out tortillas covered until ready to cook.
• In a dry iron skillet or electric griddle heated to med/high cook tortillas about 30 seconds on each side. It should start to puff a bit when done, and should have a nice brown speckled appearance. Keep cooked tortillas covered or wrapped in a napkin till ready to eat.
• Leftovers are great reheated over an open flame on your gas stove. If you have leftovers.

Steps:

• Placed crushed chips in a greased 9X13 baking dish.
• Cook, crumble, and drain hamburger and onion.
• Add next 6 ingredients and stir, cooking til bubbly.
• Spread 3 oz. cream cheese over half side of flour tortilla and then sprinkle a can of chopped green chilis over the cream cheese (can use more cream cheese if desired) Fold tortilla in half.
• Spoon 2/3 of beef mixture over crushed chips.
• Lay folded tortillas over meat mixture down center. Spoon rest of meat down center of tortillas.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven, sprinkle 1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese over top and bake for 5 more minutes.