Source:

K. Goins

Serves/Makes:One dozen tortillas

Ingredients

• 4 cups (950 ml) flour
• 2 tsp (10 ml). baking powder
• 1-1/2 tsp (7 ml). salt
• 4 tbsp (60 ml). lard
• 2 cups (475 ml) water

Preparation

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
• Cut in lard.
• Mix to a dough with the water.
• Knead the dough until smooth.
• Let rest, covered, 10 minutes.
• Form dough into balls 3 inches in diameter.
• Roll each ball out into a flat shaped cake about 1/8 inch thick.
• Cook on a hot greased griddle until spotted with brown.
• Turn over and brown the other side.

Comments

From "The New York Times Heritage Cookbook."