Hand Made Whole Wheat Tortillas

Ingredients:

8 cups of wheat flour

1 Tbsp. of salt

1 cup Lucero Olive Oil

Water for binding

Directions:

1. Use 8 cups of whole wheat flour in a large bowl
2. 1 heaping tablespoon of baking powder
3. 1 heaping tablespoon of salt
4. One cup of Lucero Olive Oil
5. Mix together well
6. Add luke warm water to the mixture to bind mixture, knead until no longer sticky
7. Tear off hand size chunks of dough making small balls, knead the ball of dough stacking them back into the bowl
8. Once done creating balls, cover with cloth for 10 minutes
9. Heat hot plate on high
10. Start rolling balls of dough flat with rolling pin, in round circles, until about 1/8 inches thick or more
11. Cook on both sides on hot plate for about 15 seconds
12. Stack finished tortillas once cooked in cloth to keep warm

Bobby Lucero

(Dewey Lucero’s dad)