Servings: 14 tortillas

Ingredients by Cups: subheading: Ingredients by Cups:
3.5 cups all-purpose flour 3.5 cups all-purpose flour
2 ¼ teaspoons salt 2 ¼ teaspoons salt
1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
¼ cup fat of your choice, I prefer lard. You may also use shortening or a mixture of the two. ¼ cup fat of your choice, I prefer lard. You may also use shortening or a mixture of the two.
8-9 ounces warm water (START WITH THE SMALLER AMOUNT, add more if you have to) 8 to 9 ounces warm water (START WITH THE SMALLER AMOUNT, add more if you have to)
 
Ingredients by Weight Ingredients by Weight
454 grams (aka 1 pound) all-purpose flour 454 grams (aka 1 pound) all-purpose flour
16 grams of salt 16 grams of salt
5 grams of baking powder 5 grams of baking powder
56 grams fat of your choice 56 grams fat of your choice
226- 255 grams warm water (start with less, add more if you have to 226 to 255 grams warm water (start with less, add more if you have to

Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder well with your hands till completely mixed.
Add the fat to the flour mixture. Cover the shortening with the flour mixture and then squeeze/pinch the fat into the flour mixture until it is completely incorporated. The mixture will look like slightly damp sand.
Add the warmed water to the mixture and blend by hand till the water is completely absorbed into the flour mixture. It will be quite sticky initially, and you will likely think you used too much water. Have patience, and the flour will absorb the water (assuming you measured it correctly).
Divide into 14 balls of dough. Create a cup with your hand and rub the dough balls into your counter in a circular motion. You will need to be firm with the dough to get it to make a ball.
Roll the dough out into circles (if you can. If you can’t, that is okay, Wisconsin-shaped tortillas also taste great).
Cook on a DRY griddle at medium-high. The griddle should be between 350 to 400 degrees. Each side should take 20 to 30 seconds to achieve the lovely light brown spots on the tortillas. Pic provided for reference to the correct color

Rather than try to explain how to roll them out, here is a video of the technique. The lady in the video does pretty much everything almost exactly as my mom does it. The lady is imprecise about measuring. Use my quantities or try hers if you want. She is super legit.  Rather than try to explain how to roll them out, here is a video of the technique. The lady in the video does pretty much everything almost exactly as my mom does it. The lady is imprecise about measuring. Use my quantities or try hers if you want. She is super legit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTB-TgDFZ5c  www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTB-TgDFZ5c