Homemade Wraps


Photo: Marcia Mackesy
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Ingredients

4 cups flour (White, whole wheat or combination. Plus my kids add f
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup of water
1/2 cup vegetable shortening

Preparation

1
Mix flour, salt, & baking powder in a large medium/large bowl.
2
Cut in shortening/lard until lumps are gone.
3
Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredients.
4
Add water, about a half a cup at a time, and work mixture into a dough. Knead until smooth. The dough should be slightly sticky but not hard. You can add slightly more water or flour if needed.
5
Cover and set aside for 10 minutes.
6
Make the dough into balls about the size of eggs.
7
Using a rolling pin, roll each dough ball into about a 6 inch circle OR my kids like to squish them with my cast iron skillet.
8
Heat griddle or skillet on medium heat without grease.
9
Cook tortilla 1/2 to 1 minute (if it starts to bubble, that's long enough).
10
Flip tortilla to the other side and cook for a few seconds.
11
Continue until all your dough is cooked.
12
Let wraps cool.
13
Layer inbetween layers of parchment or wax paper and store in a large ziploc bag.
14
Store any used portions in fridge.
15
YUMMY

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Yield:

1 servings

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Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 9:17pm

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