Homemade Flour Tortillas

4 c white flour
2 tsp salt
2 tbsp baking powder
1/2 c shortening or lard
1 1/2 c warm water

Mix dry ingredients, then cut in shortening.  Add water and mix; if dough is sticky, add more flour till firm, yet soft and pliable.  Knead a little to smooth out dough if needed.  Make medium round pieces and roll out in circle.  Cook on both sides twice on medium heat.  Cast iron skillets are great for this (do not grease man).  They may be frozen for later use.  Makes about 18.

Make them bigger, smaller, fatter, thinner; it's okay.  Top with cheese, then melt.  Try tomatoes, refried beans and lettuce.  Use your imagination.

(Recipe by Pamela Wyceskalla, as found in the Salt Lake Wasatch Stake Relief Society Cookbook we got from a cousin as a wedding gift in 1989).