Tortillas w/ Lard

[Shashay Doofray]

As a foray into totally authentic Mexican Cooking, I would like to make some
flour tortillas with lard. Can someone provide the proper recipe
(proportions), for this? Thanks a bunch.

SD

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Be Careful What You Wish For.

[Jay P Francis]

Restaurant Style Tortillas

Ingredients:

4 cups (15 ounces) well sifted flour
1 cup water
1/4 cup (2 ounces) lard
1 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup reserved flour to bind, if required

In the mixing bowl of an electric mixer, add the above ingredients and mix
until well blended, with the dough hook attachment, about 5 minutes.
Alternatively, use a food processor with the dough blade, or, knead by hand.
The dough should be moist and pliable. If it is still dry, add 1/4 to 1/3 cup
water as needed.

Remove the mixing bowl and cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow dough to
rest for 30 minutes to an hour.

Form 8 balls. If the dough is too sticky, add extra flour if required. On a
floured surface roll each ball with a rolling pin until formed into 6-8 inch
rounds.

In a large skillet, griddle, or a comal, over high heat, brown each tortilla
side for one minute being careful not to burn. You are looking for air pockets
and brown flecks among the white.