Miniature Homemade Flour Tortillas

Miniature Homemade Flour Tortillas (yields 24-32 small tortillas)
from the kitchen of Ellen, with thanks to Andy Broder

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup water

Place:

• flour in mixing bowl.  Add oil and stir with a wooden spoon until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Dissolve:

• salt in water, and add water to bowl with flour.  Stir with the wooden spoon until you can gather mixture into a ball.  Place ball on unfloured board (if dough is sticky place a small amount of flour on your work surface) and knead until smooth and elastic, about 4-5 minutes.

Wrap:

• dough tightly in plastic wrap and allow to rest in a warm spot for 30 minutes.

With:

• a bench knife, divide the dough into 24 or 32 equal sized pieces.  Roll each piece between your palms to form a ball.  Flatten a ball and, using a rolling pin, roll into a circle 3-4 inches in diameter.  Repeat with remaining balls, storing on parchment.

Heat:

• heavy skillet or griddle over medium heat.  Place a tortilla in pan and turn in 45 seconds.  Cook second side about 30 seconds.  There should be a few brown spots on each side.  Repeat with remaining dough.