Name: Chef John's Flour Tortillas
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 1 ¾ cups; Salt - ¾ teaspoon; Baking powder - ¼ teaspoon; Vegetable shortening - ¼ cup; Hot water - ½ cup; All-purpose flour for dusting - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Chef John's Flour Tortillas

1. All-purpose flour 1 ¾ cups

2. Salt ¾ teaspoon

3. Baking powder ¼ teaspoon

4. Vegetable shortening ¼ cup

5. Hot water ½ cup

6. All-purpose flour for dusting ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Flour Tortillas

1 . Stage

Whisk flour, salt, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Add vegetable shortening and work into flour mixture using a pastry cutter until it resembles coarse crumbs.

2 . Stage

Form a well in the middle of flour mixture and mix in hot water. Work flour and water mixture together with a fork and transfer to a cutting board.

3 . Stage

Knead until a smooth, soft dough is formed, about 3 minutes. Add more flour if dough is too sticky.

4 . Stage

Place more flour on cutting board, cover dough with bowl, and let rest for 15 minutes.

5 . Stage

Cut ball of dough into eight equal parts and cover until needed.

6 . Stage

Roll out balls of dough either by hand or with a tortilla press.

7 . Stage

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place flattened tortilla in skillet and cook until it begins to bubble, about 1 minute. Flip tortilla over and cook for an additional minute. Flip again and cook for 1 more minute. Repeat with remaining dough.