Eating Out, In!

Last night I wanted to do something a little different for supper and make it a little special!  I decided we were going to have a Mexican Fiesta and we were going to have a variety to eat, just like they do at restaurants!  I decided we would have leftover enchilada casserole, tostadas with the fixings, homemade wheat tortillas, refried beans, and some lettuce on the side.  It was so much fun to make!!!!!  It was just like we were eating out, but we weren't!  :)  The tortilla recipe that I found is so good too if you'd like to try it!  Mixing the dough is really really easy, then you let it rest for an hour, then cook them.  The cooking took the longest just because I made twenty of them.

Homemade wheat tortillas!

All while I was cooking them, I was thinking about my first trip to Mexico that I made with a couple from church at Westside.  A wonderful Mexican family had us over and the wife made tortillas.  Oh, they were so delicious.  She let me try to roll one and it definitely didn't end up circular.  Everyone got a good laugh.  :)  I have to say that my rolling skills haven't improved at all!  I think the one on top must be the best one of the bunch!
Here is the tortilla recipe!

Whole Wheat Flour Tortilla Recipe
(makes 10 or 20 smaller tortillas)
1/2 cup white bread flour or all-purpose flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
1 1/4 cups boiling water

In the food processor, pulse both flours and salt.  Add shortening and pulse until blended.  Slowly add boiling water through tube until a wet dough forms.  (It makes a funny noise!)  It should be a bit sticky.  Form 10 or 20 balls of dough and rest on a cookie sheet under slightly damp towel or plastic wrap for at least an hour or up to 8 hours.

To cook tortillas, heat large frying pan on high heat.  (I used our pancake griddle.)  Roll out tortilla on floured surface until you reach your desired thickness.  Place tortilla on griddle and cook until you see a bubble form.  Flip tortilla and cook for about 30 seconds longer.  Roll out the next tortilla while the first one is cooking.  Eat immediately, refrigerate, or freeze.  (I just put them between a towel on a plate and they were still steaming hot by the end of the meal.)

Give it a try!  It's so neat!