Part 2 - My thrifty flour tortillas

Making things from scratch is a new idea for me, being a Cali-girl, my family went to the store to get food.  So when I started looking at ways to save money on things we use often, I went straight to my family's obsession with flour tortillas.  We eat tacos at least once a week.  My family loves to make wraps with them so we can easily go through a package of 10 in one sitting. 

I am in a group called Titus II, which is a women's church group where women share their ideas & knowledge.  I LOVE IT!  It has opened my eyes to a whole new world.  One family actually is self sufficient!  It blew my mind.  They might go to the grocery store once every month or two!  Here is her recipe for flour tortillas.  I have a secret, I sneak one & eat it right off the grill.

4 C of flour

2 tsp of salt

1/3 C of shortening or lard

1 1/2 C of warm water

Combine the flour or salt.  Cut in shortening/lard.  Add water & mix until soft dough forms.  Knead the dough for 1 minute & let sit for 30 min covered.  Divide the dough into 16-18 balls & flatten into disks.  Leave for 1 hour.  Roll out into 10" rounds on floured surface & cook in un-oiled medium hot skillet, turning once.  Let cool & then I place them into a clean empty plastic bread bag.

Titus 2:4-5 "Older women- train the younger women to love their husbands & children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind & to be subject to their husbands so that no one will malign the "Word of God"