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California Rancho Cooking: Mexican and Californian Recipes
By Jacqueline Higuera McMahan
Sasquatch Books - 2003
Corn Tortillas : page 83
These are the best corn tortillas I have ever made! Not quite traditional (at least not how I learned to make them) but pliable, and delicious. They also last longer without drying out. The secret is the addition of a little flour and oil. I did add a tiny pinch of salt.
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Rancho Flour Tortillas : page 80
These were an excellent vessel for out grilled fajitas with cabbage and jalapeno slaw. I halved this recipe using 1 heaping Tablespoon lard for a total of 6 large tortillas. These were not as puffy and slightly chewier than the Homesick Texan recipe I usually use, but I liked that they did not require milk.
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A Granddaughter's Flour Tortillas : page 82
Like the other tortilla recipe in this book these are great. The author mimics the flakey texture of lard tortillas by freezing a small portion of flour and canola oil before incorporating it into the rest of the flour mixture and water. The result were wonderful straight off the griddle - flakey, slightly puffed and tasted like a good homemade tortilla. But with an hour freezing time, an hour rest (30 minutes before and after shaping into balls) this becomes a time consuming recipe. Since I do not have an aversion to shortening or lard (in moderation), I don't think I will go to the trouble of making these again.
The Rancho Flour Tortillas (p 80) or Homesick Texans recipe remains my go to.
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