Hummus Quesadillas with Homemade Tortillas

Making your own tortillas is a really easy way to add some authenticity to any mexican dish. There are only a few ingredients and one bowl, so they come together really quickly. I made this quesadilla with hummus instead of cheese and it turned out great! Feel free to experiment with whatever vegetables and toppings you like.

Hummus Quesadillas with Homemade Tortillas

For the tortillas (recipe from texasrollingpins.com, makes about 15 tortillas):

•3 cups flour

•2 tsp baking powder

•1tsp salt

•5 tsp. vegetable shortening

•1 cup warm water, as needed

•Sliced vegetables as desired- I used bell peppers, red onion, tomato, and avocado

•Plain hummus (my favorite is Sabra plain or garlic)

Start by making the tortilla dough-mix the dry ingredients in a bowl, then cut in small pieces of the shortening, until the dough looks like coarse crumbs like this:

Then pour in the water slowly, mixing as you go, until the mixture is a thick and bread-like ball. Roll onto a lightly floured surface and knead about 5 minutes, then roll into small balls:

Cover with a clean cloth and let sit about 10 minutes.

Heat a large skillet. When the dough is ready, roll each ball out into a circle about 1/8"-1/4" thick. Heat on skillet until each side side is slightly browned, like this!

Spread hummus and toppings on a tortilla-

and cover with another tortilla. Place on skillet and grill on each side until tortillas have darkened. Remove from heat, slice, and enjoy!