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N.B. I'm a bit drunk. I did make flour tortillas about two hours ago though.
My math could be wrong (see above) but that is 72% hydration which is just below Focaccia territory.
What I did: flour, pinch of salt, pork belly fat (30 grams at a guess), mix with a Danish whisk until crumbs form, very slowly add water until it comes together. No measurement for that because there are many variables.
Knead by hand for around 5 minutes. You should see small pockets of fat, but also some gluten development. It's kind of a variation on a rough puff pastry in that regard, but it needs to be smooth. Wrap tightly and put in a cool place, fridge, next to my heart, wherever.
Ball it, let it rest a few minutes to relax the gluten, then use a tortilla press, a flat plate, or roll it. Depending on how much gluten development there is you may need to re press/ roll.
I never use baking powder, the steam is enough to leaven it sufficiently for a tortilla.
Gracias, I never thought to do a cooling gluten rest, I was wondering why my dough was so fragile. May your heart be warmed. Try the microwave?
Letting it rest both relaxes the gluten and helps the flour hydrate. This helps keep the dough from being gritty and makes it easier to form with less snapback (greater extensibility).
I'm too big to fit in a microwave and remvoing my heart from my body seems imprudent.