Homemade Chipotle Flavored Flour Tortillas
Once you have the basic proportions for plain flour tortillas down, the possibilities for flavoring them are endless.
- Prep time
- --
- Cook time
- Not listed
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- Full batch:
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons lard
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 4 tablespoons chipotle powder ((or 4 chipotles in adobo))
Instructions
- 1
Add the salt to the flour and mix well
- 2
Use your fingers to crumble the lard into the flour mixture.
- 3
Add the chipotle powder and mix well.
- 4
Add 1 cup warm water and stir as much as you can with a spoon, then dump onto a flat surface and knead into a cohesive ball.
- 5
Let rest for at least 30 minutes.
- 6
Tear into golfball sized chunks, roll between your hands to shape them into smooth balls.
- 7
Roll out to approximately 5-6 inches in diameter.
- 8
Heat a comal/griddle to medium high heat and add tortilla.
- 9
Cook each side for 45-60 seconds or until light brown spots form.
- 10
As one tortilla cooks, roll out the next one to expedite the process