If you want to make a simple, wholesome, healthy, down to earth dinner tonight try these economical recipes. Nearly every family can afford to make up a pot of beans and homemade tortillas. Simple, but hearty, nutritious, and good!
FLOUR TORTILLAS
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vegetable oil,non-hydrogenated lard, or butter
3/4 cup lukewarm milk
Stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add oil to milk and whisk briefly.Add the milk to the flour mixture, and with clean hands, work into a sticky dough.
On lightly floured surface, knead vigorously for about 2 minutes until the dough is no longer sticky.
Return dough to bowl, cover with a damp cloth 10 -20 minutes.
Divide dough into 8 balls of equal size, cover rest again for about 20 minutes.
One at a time, remove each piece of dough. Press it out into a 5-inch circle..you can use a tortilla press if you have one. Using a flour dusted rolling pin, roll out the tortilla from the center out until the tortilla measures a little less than 1/4 inch thick and is a 7 or 8 inch circle.
Preheat skillet or griddle and cook tortilla one at a time. When tortilla begins to blister, allow it to cook for 30 seconds, flip, and cook the other side the same way.
Remove tortilla, place it in on a clean paper towel and cover loosely with foil.
Tortillas freeze well. Wrap tightly in plastic. Keeps frozen for several weeks.
