Breakfast Tortillas

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup shortening or 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup lukewarm water

Recipe

• 1 put flour, salt, and baking powder into a mixing bowl.
• 2 mix the shortening or oil into the flour mixture until it forms pea-size balls.
• 3 add the lukewarm water, a little at a time, until the dough is soft and pliable.
• 4 on a floured surface, knead the dough until smooth, for 1 to 2 minutes.
• 5 place in a bowl, cover with a clean dish towel, and let it"rest" for 30 minutes.
• 6 knead dough and form 8 to 10 balls.
• 7 roll them out as thin and round as possible.
• 8 preheat an ungreased griddle or cast-iron frying pan.
• 9 heat about 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a frying pan and cook the raw tortilla on both sides until puffy and light golden brown, about 45 seconds altogether.
• 10 drain on a paper towel.
• 11 while tortilla is hot, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
• 12 cut in quarters to make it easier for kids to hold.