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Rigger

Piss up at my place this weekend Peter if you want to take your appron off for a bit and do some manly stuff like ride a bike then sit in a hot shed and drink cold beer

barryofthailand

I've also purchased Humas at Carefour.
Barry

rickfarang

(Found on the web this morning. I tried this recipe, and it works pretty well. No problem at all, except I have a hard time getting the tortilla to be round )


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Flour Tortilla Recipe


This is a simple, easy to make flour tortilla recipe. My grandmother always made homemade tortillas for us. It was a way for her to nourish her family. She made the best tortillas! Tortillas can be part of the meal, a bread to compliment or a delicious dessert.

3 cups unbleached flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
4-6 Tbsp. vegetable shortening or lard
about 1 1/4 cups warm water

Instructions:

Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Add vegetable shortening or lard. Or use a combination of half lard, half shortening. Use a fork or a pastry cutter to cut in the shortening or just do it the old fashioned way and use your hands.

Next add warm water a little at a time until your dough is soft and not sticky. You do not need very hot water.

Knead the dough for a few minutes.

Now you will pull off pieces of dough to form about 12 small dough balls. Let them rest for at least 10 minutes, longer if you like.

This is a good time to heat up the flat bottomed frying pan. You will want to set it at medium to high heat. If it is too hot the tortillas will cook too fast.

Now you can roll out the dough with your tortilla rolling pin. It is a good idea to dust each ball with a little flour just before you roll them out. Lay the rolling pin in the center of the dough ball and roll up, center and roll down. It is good to lift the dough and turn it. Again, rolling pin in the center and roll. Roll them out fairly thin.

Lay your tortilla on the hot flat bottomed frying pan. It takes just a few seconds to cook. Flip to the other side. When they are done it should have lots of nice brown speckles. Place them in a towel. If you would like you can use a tortilla warmer to keep them warm longer.

They are ready to be served!

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xlineshooter

I am from the U.S. and never in my life have I been able to eat hot-spicy foods. And, my cooking skills were limited in the U.S. and even more so here because my Thai wife doesn't have an oven. So, I am losing weight. Down from 163 lbs to 141. So, I'd like to see more receipes like PP just offered up. I've never heard of that food, but it sure looks good. Also, we go to Nong Kai about once a month and I didn't know about that Farang grocery store. And, are those convection ovens expensive? Can you bake anything in them like you would with gas ore electric ovens?

I hope you will have some help coming soon as my golf clubs are getting kinda heavy.

Lastly, I want to compliment all you members on your helpfulness, humor and great PC skills. I wish I knew my way around a PC like you guys. But, I'm "old and retarded" a maybe not supposed to know that stuff. Good thing I'm slim though or I'd be insulted off this forum...LMAO

peterpan

Never mind, we are all good guys here and no ones perfect.
Lots of questions here but convection oven you can get here, small ones are cheap and OK for somethings and the bigger ones (microwave combination style) are bloody expensive. Just try a conventional gas style oven, there was an old thread about them here.
The store at NK is just before the friendship bride on the RH side.

peterpan

I just saw this bit Xline, Thats unforgivable mate, every women should have a Oven, a washing up sink , an Iron and a washing machine, otherwise what use are they without these appliances?

Deck Ape

Peterpan those falafals looked great!!!

I once lived entirely on Falafal for the better part of two weeks. DELICIOUS. I like how you just mashed them up by hand instead of using the machine. Looks really homestyle good.