“Making your own tortillas is easy!” said Kim Sims, the instructor for the tortilla class at this past weekend’s Sustainable NE Seattle Hands on Skills Fair.
She was right; within a few minutes several students had made some well shaped and tasty tortillas.
According to Kim adding a teaspoon of duck fat or lard makes the tortillas stick together better and helps them to brown nicely. Mixing is also easier if the water is hot.
![Squish slightly with your fingers. Using plastic on the press makes clean-up a snap and can lessen sticking.](https://i0.wp.com/www.urbanfarmhub.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/024.jpg?resize=300%2C240)
Squish slightly with your fingers. Using plastic on the press makes clean-up a snap and can lessen sticking.
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