Robert and I used to go to a Mexican fast food restaurant in Midland called Rosa's. We lived at Rankin then, and it was a treat for us when we "went to town." Back in the day they had their recipe for their flour tortillas painted on the wall, so I copied it down in one of the many little notebooks that I kept in my purse. I am glad that I did because they aren't sharing recipes anymore. Robert is grown up, now, but he and his family like to go to Rosa's and Bobby and I still like it too.
After I retired and moved, I finally started going through things and "weeding out." I am almost embarrassed to say that I had quite a collection of those "little notebooks" stacked in a wash stand, and had moved them from Welch to Rankin to Andrews and then home. The amount of "stuff" stacked in this house made me feel very ruthless, so I started going through these notebooks, and tossing them. That is when I found the recipe for Rosa's Tortillas, so if you are in the mood for rolling tortillas here you go. I haven't tried this recipe, but Rosa's mass produces delicious tortillas with their machine.
Rosa's Flour Tortillas
50 lb. flour
1 lb. baking powder
6 lb. shortening (lard)
12 oz. salt
10 1/2 qt. water (hot)
Makes 400 tortillas
If you are interested in their menus, and catering possibilities, go to www.rosascafe.com
