Homemade Tortillas

Yesterday I made that huge pot of beans, and a bunch of burritos.  As I was making the burritos up, I got to thinking....hmmm, I should try making tortillas sometime.  I remember a long time ago, there was a girl on one of our daughter's softball teams, and her Mom used to make her family tortillas every single day.  That amazed me!  And one day, she brought a basket of freshly cooked tortillas to my door, for our family to enjoy.  I will never forget how good those were!
Today I You tubed about 10 different recipes and ways to make tortillas at home.  All of them were quite similar.  Some used shortening.  Some used Vegetable oil.  And one even used butter flavor Crisco, and bacon grease.  I bet that one was good!!!  I didn't have any shortening, so I opted to make mine using vegetable oil for the fat.
The one I used called for:
3 Cups All Purpose Flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
6 T vegetable oil
1 Cup hot water
Stir the flour and baking powder and salt together to mix.  Add vegetable oil, mix together, then add water, a little at a time, until it forms a dough.

Knead the dough for several minutes, until it is soft and supple.  Roll into log, and then pinch off small dough balls and roll into small patties.

I made 14 tortillas.  Now cover bowl with damp tea towel and let rest for 15 minutes.

Lightly flour surface where rolling dough out, and roll thinly.  Meanwhile turn pan to a med/hi heat.  Do not add any oil to pan.  Place rolled out dough into hot pan.   When bubbled up, about one minute, turn to cook other side.

My first one came out pretty wonky!  See those bubbles?  Time to flip.

Each side will cook about a minute, maybe even less.  Turn, and then flip briefly a couple more times.

While each tortilla was cooking, I would dust surface ever so lightly with flour, and roll out another tortilla.  As I took each one off the pan, I placed them between a folded tea towel, and kept them coming.

About half way through, I just had to spread some butter on one, and try it.

Wow....NOTHING like the store bought flour tortillas I tell you!!!  I made one for Greg, and not a minute later, he came in to have another.
It didn't take long at all to have them all done, and stacked up nice and warm in the tea towel.

 I made some bacon, cheese and black olive quesadillas with them.

We have seven avocado trees, and I didn't have a single ripe avocado!!  The horror!  It sure would have been good on top of these.  And some vine ripe tomato too.  Darn.  Maybe next week I will have tomatoes ready.
These were fun to make.  I would do them again for sure!  I hope you try them.
I went out to see what was ready for harvest this evening.  Just last night, I noticed quite a few green beans that were ready to pick. Tonight when I went to harvest them, I discovered that "something" had beaten me to it.  I was only able to harvest about a handful.  But things are getting close.  I have a couple small heads of broccoli that will be ready soon.  Cabbages galore.  I think I will make homemade sourkrout.  I have 21 ears of corn.  The cucumbers are crisp and tasty!  Oh, I love bringing in the fresh veggies!

Tomorrow I think I have enough lettuce to pick for a nice salad.  The pumpkins are getting bigger every day.  And today I noticed several cantaloupe on the vines.   I am already sick to death of squash!
So, what's growing in your garden?  And what's cooking in your kitchen?
XO  Kris