Posts by Infidel

I don't drink scotch while eating my tortillas, but my low-fat tortillas give me the freedom of conscience to drink extra scotch at other times... Besides, am filling the tortillas with Thai food rather than Mexican. I do s***e plenty...

That's for sure! :beer:

Peter- I don't need a tortilla press. This is just an odd phase I'm going through. I'll probably make them once or twice then forget all about them. Skilletlicker- What is AP?

I came across a tub of Crisco here today. Seems I can find pretty much everything in Bangkok now (plus a lot of "interesting" stuff that's not available elsewhere). I no longer fear lard so will try that in the future. I eat...

Yeah, you're right. I needn't worry about a lickle bit of lard, and it'll be much easier to find than ******* shortening. Considering all the other unhealthy pastimes I have the last thing I should be concerned with is my tortilla's fat...

Kaiser- these were the recipes I was looking at. Am no chef, just a home-cook who gets hungry late at...

So, were I to search hard I may find a shortening product for sale here. Otherwise I should use lard for my tortillas. Or, could I make a healthier alternative with other ingredients? One of the recipes I was reading suggested using...

Yes, it's a US recipe for tortillas. Am basically trying to make "wraps" for meat. Tried crepes but they weren't strong enough, the meat broke through.

So, what is the ideal shortening for making soft tortillas/ flatbreads?

What the **** is shortening? How can I make, or acquire this?