Homemade Tortillas?

Question

I need to know how to make homemade tortillas. when i make them, they come out hard as rocks. what am i doing wrong?
Thank you for the answers!! =)

Answer 1

This recipe will make approximately 12 flour tortillas.

Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cup warm water
Directions:

In a bowl, blend flour, salt, baking powder and shortening until it resembles fine meal. Add water, a little at a time, to flour mixture and toss until liquid is incorporated (water amount will vary with different flour types). Form dough into a ball and kneed on a floured surface until dough is smooth and elastic. Divide, and make 12 smaller balls. Cover and let stand at least 30 minutes.

Cooking Tortillas

Roll each ball of dough on a floured surface to make 6 or 7 inch sized tortillas. Place on a pre-heated griddle or cast iron skillet and cook till medium golden on both sides. Stack between towels or plastic.

Small amounts of butter may be used for frying if desired. Tortillas can also be grilled over a barbecue and wood burning stoves with smooth flat tops and types with round covers make excellent grilling surfaces for this recipe.

Answer 2

"Homemade Flour Tortillas" - 10 tortillas

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 cup warm water
1/4 cup vegetable oil

In medium bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt; stir in water and oil. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead for 2 to 3 minutes until smooth and has no lumps. Return dough to bowl; cover with damp cloth and let sit for 10-15 minutes.
Remove dough from bowl; divide ball into 10 pieces. Leave the pieces on the counter; cover again with a damp cloth for about 10 minutes.
Roll out each piece of dough on a lightly floured surface into about an 8" round. To cook the tortillas, heat a dry skillet over medium-high heat; place the round in the skillet and cook for 30 seconds on each side, or until light brown spots appear and the tortilla begins to puff slightly.
(TIP: These tortillas come out thicker than the store-bought variety. Just add more water and roll them out thinner to make them more like store-bought ones.)

Answer 3

His concern is most likely lard, or animal fat in the tortillas themselves. Many tortillas are made that way. Some are not. Flour should have absolutely nothing to do with it, as flour is vegetarian

Answer 4

Flour or Corn. I make corn tortillas at home. Just mazeca and water, make sure the mix is just right, make sure its not too dry, and when you cook them the trick is to cook the first side only enought to be able to pick it back up without it breaking. then shen you cook the other side you can come back to the first side and cook it some more and they should inflate with hot air so be careful.