How many Shortening do you put 25 pounds of flour?

Question

How many Shortening do you put in 25 pounds of flour?

Im makeing flour tortillas

Answer 1

HOMEMADE FLOUR TORTILLAS

2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vegetable oil or non-hydrogenated lard
3/4 cup lukewarm milk

In a bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add vegetable oil to the lukewarm milk and whisk briefly to incorporate. Gradually add the milk to the flour mixture, and using clean hands, work into a sticky dough.
Turn dough out onto a surface dusted with flour and knead vigorously for about 2 minutes or until the dough is no longer sticky.

Return dough to bowl, cover with a damp cloth and allow to rest for 10 -20 minutes so that it will be easier to roll out.

Divide dough into 8 balls of equal size, cover them, and let them rest again for about 20 minutes. Avoid letting them touch, if you don't want them to stick together.

Dust a clean pastry board or working surface with flour.

One at a time, remove each piece of dough. Press it out into a 5-inch circle. 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.

Transfer the tortilla to a dry preheated skillet or griddle. when the tortilla begins to blister, allow it to cook for 30 seconds, flip it, and cook the other side the same way.

Remove tortilla, place it in on a clean paper towel and cover loosely with foil. Repeat for remaining tortillas.

Tortillas freeze well. Wrap tightly in plastic, removing any air pockets. Keeps frozen for several weeks.

To serve tortillas which have been frozen, thaw at room temperature, wrap in foil and heat in a warm oven.
Vero--- looking at this recipe you would need 31/2 pounds of lard for 25 pounds of flour. I hope this helps jim b

Answer 2

For buttermilk biscuits (or drop bisquits), use about 6 or 7 pounds of shortening.

Edit...
Based upon recipes for flour tortillas, the shortening to flour ratio is about 0.15... which translate to 3.75 pounds of shortening or lard. I suggest that you just round it up to 4 pounds.

Also, the recipes I've used uses salt and water.

Answer 3

what the hell you ned 25 pounds of flour for??!!?!?!

Answer 4

Well, Einstein, why don't you tell us what you are making.
Your question is odd and poorly worded.

Answer 5

you use as much as it takes,.....