What's everyone up to right now?

[Losty]

Making flour tortillas sucks donkey balls. Judi has my respect for going the effort. Making corn tortillas is way easier.

[Silver]

Watching more of The Strain.

[Edwardo Piet]

I just got quadruple Deja Vu.

I had Deja Vu and then immediately had it again about already having had it before, and then I got it a third time and shortly after thinking "Oh wow I have never had it triple before!" I got Deja Vu about me never having had it triple before.

[Jackalope]

Making flour tortillas sucks donkey balls. Judi has my respect for going the effort. Making corn tortillas is way easier.

Donkey balls, eh? That bad?

[Joods]

Getting ready to make homemade flour tortillas for tacos tonight.

Wow, that's hard core.   How different is that from making corn tortillas?

Me, I just finished mowing the lawn and trimming half the hedge with my son - I have a 8-9 foot broadleaf evergreen hedge that badly needed a shave.  It's too much work to do in one afternoon..  

Got myself a cordless hedge trimmer for Father's Day along with some other home project stuff and had a blast.  Power tools, huzzah!

Got the kid to do most of the cleanup - I don't even think he knows tomorrow is father's day and he still didn't bitch.  Win!

Since I basically had to start over with tools and such, I made a conscious decision to get no fossil fuel powered yard tools.  I feel pretty good about that choice.

I used:

3 cups of flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup oil
1 1/4 cup warm water.

Instructions

Combine flour, salt and baking powder in the bowl of a stand mixer. With the dough hook attached mix dry ingredients until well combined. Add oil and water with mixer running at a medium speed. Mix for 1 minute, stopping several times to scrape the sides of the bowl. After about 1 minute, or when mixture comes together and begins to form a ball, decrease mixing speed to low. Continue to mix for 1 minute or until dough is smooth.
Transfer from mixing bowl to a well-floured work surface. Divide dough in half, then in half again. Continue until you have 16 fairly equal portions. Form each piece into a ball and flatten with the palm of your hand as much as possible. If dough is sticky, use a bit more flour. Cover flattened balls of dough with a clean kitchen towel and allow to rest for 15 minutes before proceeding.
After rest period, heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Roll each dough piece into a rough circle, about 6-7 inches in diameter, keep work surface and rolling pin lightly floured. Don’t stack uncooked tortillas on top of each other or they will get soggy.
When pan is very hot, place one dough circle into pan and allow to cook about 1 minute or until bottom surface has a few pale brown spots. The uncooked surface will begin to show a few little bubbles. If tortilla is browning too fast, reduced heat a bit. If it’s taking longer than a minute to see a few pale golden brown spots on underside of tortillas, increase heat a bit. Flip to other side and cook for about 30 seconds. You want the tortilla to be soft but have a few small pale golden brown spots on surface. Remove from pan with tongs and stack in a covered container or zippered bag till all tortillas are cooked. This will keep them soft and pliable.
Wipe out the pan in between tortillas if flour is started to accumulate.
Serve warm or allow to cool for later use. When ready to use, place a slightly damp paper towel in the bottom of a container (with a cover) that will hold the stacked tortillas. Microwave, uncovered for 15-25 seconds (start with 15) or until warm, then cover to hold heat while serving.
The tortillas will keep well stored in an airtight container or zippered bag at at room temperature for 24 hours or can be frozen indefinitely. To freeze, separate tortillas with parchment paper or waxed paper and place in a zippered bag before placing in freezer.

[Joods]

Making flour tortillas sucks donkey balls. Judi has my respect for going the effort. Making corn tortillas is way easier.

They were easy to make so I made two batches. I also didn't divide into 15 portions as the recipe calls for. I did them slightly larger. I posted the recipe here in case anyone wants it.

[Losty]

Making flour tortillas sucks donkey balls. Judi has my respect for going the effort. Making corn tortillas is way easier.

Donkey balls, eh?  That bad?

It's not that it's super difficult so much as super annoying. The dough is so sticky. I only did it once a long time ago. Never again. I just make corn tortillas when I make them. Usually I just go tortilla free these days. Several years of making tortillas by hand 3 times a day every day got me really bored of it

[Joods]

I used my mixer and didn't find the dough sticky at all. Enough flour on your rolling pin and work surface and you should be fine. The two batches I made, I let rest for 15 minutes before rolling out and it was super easy.

Maybe it's just me, but ever since I stopped trying to use pre-packaged and processed foods, making my own stuff seems well worth it.

I've already lost ten pounds in the last two weeks by doing this.

[Losty]

Maybe it's because I didn't use a rolling pin. I just had a tortilla smasher. Seems to be only good for making corn tortillas xD

[Joods]

LOL.... that's actually something I've never heard of. A tortilla smasher.