Flour Tortillas (Chicken Fajitas)

So as I mentioned yesterday, I learned to make flour tortillas. They were a lot easier than I thought but then again, I do have a KitchenAid stand mixer that helps with stuff like this.

I added the flour and other dry ingredients into the mixer bowl and set the dough hook to stir while I prepared the other ingredients. This is per the instructions I read on the Internet. Next time, I would use the flat beater to do the first part of this recipe.

Next step was to add the lard. I found that the dough hook didn't properly break down the lard even though I introduced it at room temperature and in small chunks so I stopped the mixer and incorporated the lard with my hands.

Once that was complete, I then added the warm water while the hook continued on at 'stir' speed until the ingredients combined and created a ball of dough. I added a bit too much water so I had to add a little flour to bring it to the correct consistency. I allowed the stand mixer to knead the ball of dough for a couple of minutes.

Now onto the counter with the dough, KitchenAid work is done. Here I kneaded the dough for a bit longer and then divided it into 12 smaller balls of dough that I then covered up with a piece of plastic wrap to let stand for about 20 minutes.

Dough balls, just standing around. 

After the 20 minutes rest period, I then rolled the balls out into a thinner round which are then fried in a pan at medium heat until they puff up. Flip them over, and another 30 to 45 seconds and they're all done. Stacked on a plate that has been covered with a paper towel, and then wrapped up in a clean tea towel to be kept warm and moist for supper.

This was the first one out of the pan. 

I only had one pan that was suitable for cooking these, I can see a flat top being a much better plan. I would have liked to make them a bit bigger but my pan was too small. I used a bit of No Stick Spray to keep them from sticking as they were cooking.

All the tortillas are cooked and ready for filling. 

I pan fried a couple of boneless, skinless chicken breasts with some fresh organic green onions, chili powder, grapeseed oil, and cayenne pepper. In separate pans, I stir fried some onions and a bunch of sliced mini sweet peppers.

Yesterday I also harvested my counter top seed sprouter  so we had fresh alfalfa spouts to add to our wraps. I had a small piece of locally made marble cheddar that I shredded up and my hubby added salsa to his. The only thing we were missing, was sour cream.

I cooked up some chicken, peppers, mushroom, and onion. We harvested some fresh alfalfa sprouts and shredded some local marble cheddar. 

There they are all ready to be eaten. Wow, super fresh tortillas. My hubby says "No more store bought ones!"

So yeah, tortillas were EASY to make. A little time consuming but not anything huge. I'll attach the recipe I used below but please be aware that there's a mistake in the instructions. 

Step 4 says to add 1/4 cup of water, this should read 1-1/4 cups of water. 

Here's the recipe I used: http://www.ehow.com/how_5602856_make-flour-tortillas-kitchenaid.html

New Blog!

Hello!

This is my new food blog. My old one got lost with the Microsoft Spaces shuffle. Too bad, it had some good recipes.

Anyway, I love to cook and bake. I'm always keen to try new things because after 32 years of cooking for the same man, the food can get boring. ;o)

Our farm is named Riverside Haven so I thought I'd dedicate this blog to it because it's the thing that inspires me to cook. I try to not use canned or packaged ingredients whenever possible.

I hope that I can inspire someone else to try making something new from scratch.

Cheers,

BevKnits