4 cup flour
2 tbsp lard
1/2 cup warm milk
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
Directions
Mix all dry ingredients and sift. Mix in lard. Add milk gradually.
Knead til smooth. Roll in pieces. roll out flat very thin. Cook on
griddle until lightly spotted.
Servings: 6 servings
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Categories: Bread; Breads; Mexican
The History of Recipes
Academics have found proof that recipes existed back into history, in fact as far back as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and quite possibly further than that. Interesting though that maybe, sadly, these ancient cookbooks were just very simple hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for food preparation.
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