TACO TUESDAYS!!

Thank you all for joining us for this special edition of Totally Time-Worthy Tuesday.  Our Dearest Physician is back!!!  It has been quite awhile and for her return we made home-made tacos.  Hardcore, you-bet-your-sweet-britches we made em by hand :)

Start with taco meat, and the fixes (lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, cheese & taco sauce)

Mix the below ingredients in a large mixing bowl:

• 3 Cups of Flour
• 2 tsp. Baking Powder
• 1 tsp. salt

Add the vegetable shortening or lard (or a combo of 1/2 and 1/2) - 6 Tbsp. Vegetable Shortening or lard

Use a fork or pastry cutter to cut in the shortening or just do it with your hands.

Next add 1 1/4 cups warm water (a little at a time) until your dough is soft & not sticky. *The water doesn't need to be that hot.

Knead the dough for a few minutes.

Pull pieces of dough off and form about 12 dough balls.  Let them rest for about 10 minutes (or longer if you'd like).

Heat up a cast iron pan (set it to about medium, if it's too hot the tortilla's will cook too fast.

Not you can roll the dough out.

Lay your tortilla on the hot pan, if takes just a few seconds to cook.  Flip it to the other side.  The should have nice brown speckles when they're cooked.  Place them in a towel or tortilla warmer until ready to serve.

VOILA!!  And boy were they fantastic!!  Can't you tell by the look on our faces?

So to all our dedicated readers This week do "Whatever floats your boat and toots your whistle"