Gringo Tortillas

At any given time you will always find an abundance of tortillas in our house. Its safe to say we consider them a staple here. Breakfast burritos, grilled chicken wraps for lunch, carnitas for dinner...we can always find something to eat with tortillas! This is my go to recipe for tortillas. As always you can sub whatever flour you like to use to make these healthier.

Boil 5 cups of water.

In a large bowl combine 10 cups of flour, 1 1/2 tsp salt, 4 tsp of baking powder; mix well. Cut in 8 tblsps of shortening. Slowly add in water, you may not need all of it. Knead with floured hands until dough is elastic like.

Here's where your hard work comes in or if you're lazy like me, invest in a large electric griddle and a tortilla press.

Heat griddle on medium, drizzle with oil, I use extra virgin olive, roll or press tortillas and place on the griddle for about 2 minutes each side. With each rotation of tortillas I add more oil.

You can make these a little thicker, crank the heat a little bit and cook a little longer if you want to make your own chalupas at home. These freeze up nicely too!