20 minutes

Matt Broussard's Flour Tortilla

The key to any great taco is a great tortilla. The trick to this one? Bacon fat.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 1/2 cups of flour
  • 1 Cup of warm water
  • 1/2 cup of bacon fat, lard, vegetable shortening
  • Salt to taste

 

TOOLS YOU NEED

  • Abbio Nonstick Skillet
  • Stand mixer

    PREP

    • Let the fat or lard come to room temperature 

    RECIPE DIRECTIONS

    1. Add all ingredients to stand mixer and mix until the dough is quite elastic 
    2. Portion dough into golf ball sized balls and set aside
    3. Let dough balls rest for ~20 minutes 
    4. One a time, one a lightly floured surface use a rolling pin or wine bottle to roll out the dough into thin tortillas 
    5. Turn your pan on to medium high heat, and cook the tortillas ones at a time - about 30 seconds on each side. 
    6. Put the tortillas in a warmer, or between damp kitchen towels and enjoy! 

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