Homemade Tortillas

Katrina's Homemade Tortillas

2 cups flour (all purpose or ww, your choice)
1/4 cup vegetable shortening (Crisco)
1 teaspoon sea salt
2/3 cup HOT water (mine is usually boiled)

I use my Kitchen Aid with the bread dough hook. Mix the shortening and flour to a crumble (like you would biscuits). Add salt. Add hot water and mix to for a sort of ball. Removed bowl and finish mixing by hand. Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls. You can do your dough balls the size you like. Thinner/Thicker whatever you prefer. Once you have rolled all the dough cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for at least 30 minutes. Once your dough has rested press in tortilla press or roll out with rolling pin. Preheat a cast-iron skillet - that is the best one I have found to grill my tortillas. If your pan is well seasoned you won't have to add any fat to the pan...leave it dry but hot. Cook your tortilla to brown on each side being careful not to overcook or you will have hard tortillas. Once I'm done with all of the dough I keep these fresh in a ziplock bag in the fridge. :)