On May 19, 8:32 am, notbob wrote:
On 2011-05-19, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

Just as I was about to buy a tortilla press, my family gets on a 'wrap
sandwich' kick with those 10-12" wraps.

Those are flour tortillas, right? They are not made with a press.
They are rolled out by hand with a small pin. My SIL showed me, using
a 8-9" inch section of wooden broomstick handle. Flour, lard, water,
rolling pin.

nb

Andy responds
That's how I make them, also. After rolling them flat, I cut
them
square, since that makes them easier to wrap.....
When I want them to be round, I take something like a large can
or pot, and just press it down and take the excess off the edges
to help with the next tortilla.....

I'd really like a real press, but I've never seen or used one.
I'm
going to Jim E's website and see what he's talking about.....

As far as generating the great pressure, I suppose one could
always back the pickup truck over it... :)))))

Andy in Eureka, Texas

PS I don't use tortilla flour anymore. I use equal parts yellow corn
meal and
flour, and it seems to knead and flatten pretty much the
same.....
Do you have a similar technique?