Cooking Corner with Joe

The First Ever Installment.
I know that you have all requested this ever coveted (by me) recipe for my tortillas. Here it is!!!

First you all must know, our new Kitchen Aid makes making these a cinch. Never before have my hands not been tired or burnt upon completion.

All of you should be able to make these tortillas any any sort of large mixer, although you can still do it by hand.

As Heather observed, There is also less mess...meaning easier clean-up.

And now with out further delay.............................THE RECIPE!!!


3 cups white flour 3 cups whole wheat flour 2 tablespoons of salt 1 cup of oil, shortening, or lard (Lard will give the best flavor) Mix well the first three ingredients. There should be no large clumps of shortening in the dry ingredients.
Boil about one quart of water on the stove.
While mixing, add the boiling water slowly until the dough has pulled away from the sides of the bowl. If you add to much water, just add more white flour until the same effect occurs. The dough should not stick to your fingers!!! Add more flower if need be.
Note: If you have an electric griddle, you want to be heating it at this time. As hot as it will go.
If you use a griddle on the stove, a setting of 6 is more than sufficient.
Take out the dough and as needed for individual dough balls about the diameter of a dollar coin.
Use a rolling pin or large wooden dowel to roll out the dough balls. Don't worry about if they are round or not. It best way to eat them, as you all know, is to PINCH!
Practice makes perfect.
Yields: about 30 tortillas.
Weight Watchers Points: 3 points per tortilla


The next episode will feature Tomato Basil Whole Wheat Tortillas...Sooooo...Tune in next time for quick and easy, yet highly coveted recipes to be divulged in our next episode.