Flour Tortillas Diaz

DIRECTIONS

• Mix the dry ingredients.
• Add oil and mix with hands.
• Mixing with your hands, add water a little at a time, until you get a soft dough.
• You should be able to mix in all the dry ingredients, but the dough shouldn't be sticky.
• (You can add in more flour if you add too much water.) On a floured surface, knead the dough for 2- 4 minutes, adding flour if the dough is sticky.
• Form dough into a ball, cover with towel and place upside down bowl over dough.
• Let the dough rest for 15-20 minutes.
• NOTE: the dough will not rise, this just rests the gluten.
• Heat ungreased griddle to medium-high.
• Break off golf-ball sized pieces of dough and flatten into 5 inch circles.
• On a floured surface roll out tortillas using a back and forth motion, turning the tortilla 1/4 turn after each roll.
• Flip the tortilla at least once.
• Place tortilla on hot griddle and cook till bubbles rise (20-25 seconds).
• Flip and cook on the other side 20-25 seconds.
• Finished tortillas will be speckled with brown.
• Place cooked tortilla in a bowl covered and lined with a towels.
• NOTE: When you get good you should be able to roll out a tortilla while one on the griddle cooks.