Recipe: Homemade Flour Tortillas (using baking mix, like Bisquick)

FLOUR TORTILLAS

1 1/2 cups baking mix (like Bisquick)
1/2 cup flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons shortening
1/2 to 3/4 cup water
Additional baking mix and flour, if needed

Mix baking mix, flour, and baking powder in medium bowl. Cut in shortening with fork until crumbly. Gradually stir in water, as needed, until soft dough forms. If dough is too sticky, gradually stir in equal amount of baking mix and flour (start with 1/2 tablespoon each) to make dough easy to handle.

Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; gently roll to coat. Shape into ball; knead 2 minutes or until smooth. Divide dough into 8 pieces, roll each piece into a 6- to 7-inch circle. Dough should be very thin. Repeat with remaining dough.

Heat an ungreased griddle over medium-high heat. Place 2 tortillas in
griddle; cook over medium-high heat until surface of tortillas starts to bubble. The underside of the tortilla will be brown in spots. Turn; cook until underside of tortilla is brown in spots.

Stack cooled tortillas on paper towel and cover with damp dish towel. Carefully wipe flour off griddle; repeat with remaining dough.

FOR WHEAT TORTILLAS:
Reduce flour to 1/4 cup. Add 1/4 cup whole wheat flour to baking mixture.

Makes 8 tortillas
Used by permission to Recipelink.com from Butterfly Books
Source: America's Best RV Cookbook by Joyce Ryan