Tortillas

Tortillas are really easy to make, but they are also a great choice for a Friday night dinner. The whole family will love to eat these hand held treats, and you can set up a large variety of fillings to go inside each one. Tortillas will easily become the one dish that children ask for time and again, and some younger children will even love to help you make this tasty meal.

You Will Need: 3 cups of flour; 1 tsp. salt; 6 Tbsp. of butter; 1 ¼ cup warm water

To Make: mix all of the dry ingredients with an electric mixer, or by hand, and cut the butter into the mixture until the flour starts to stick together. Then, add a small amount of the water until the dough becomes soft and pliable (do not add too much water!). Finally, take the dough out of the mixer and roll it into about twelve small circles.

To Heat: place each circle on an ungreased frying pan until it turns slightly brown and bubbly, turn the tortilla over. Repeat this process with each tortilla, until all tortillas are brown, but not too crisp.

Home made tortillas are really simple, but they taste much better than the packaged kind. If you have never had a hand made tortilla, treat your family to this meal tonight. So many people think that tortillas are hard to make, yet nothing can be easier. However, these tortillas will not last more than one day, so do not attempt to freeze them. You can stuff these tortillas with anything that you like (salsa, guacamole, cheese ...), so go ahead and get creative!