Homemade soft tortillas

4 C white flour
1 t salt
1/2 C shortening
~ 1 1/4 C warm water

Mix flour and salt in large bowl. Cut in shortening with knives or pastry cutter. Add warm water (I start with a little over a cup and then mix until it's dough-y but not too sticky). Mix with wooden spoon until dough forms ball. Knead dough for approx. 1 min on floured surface. Divide dough into 12 balls, put back in bowl and let "rest" for 10 mins.

Put saute pan (preferably Teflon), DRY, non-oiled, on stove on medium heat. Roll out dough ball flat, and put in pan. When ball starts to bubble, use spatula to flip over. Repeat process with each doughball.

Makes 12 tortillas.

If you wish, you can mess around with this recipe and try swapping some of the flour for cornmeal, or use wheat flour for some of it. I generally use King Arthur flour for all my stuff.