Homemade Flour Tortilla Recipe
Learn how to make homemade flour tortillas right at home with minimal ingredients. They are soft & pliable and can be made within an hour for an amazing taco night. Just flour + b powder + water + salt + lard or olive oil = amazing homemade tortillas!
You’ll need to mix together the ingredients and shape them into about 10 balls and cover them with a towel and let them set for about 30 minutes to allow the gluten to relax and chill out. This way you’ll be able to press & roll them out very easily if you give that time before rolling out.
I used a cast iron skillet on medium and a large fork to flip them. I used regular all purpose flour for the recipe, you could substitute wheat by adding in a smidge more water until you get a wonderful playdoh consistency.
Where to grab your flour from? I love Azure Standard – great prices with options for Organic & Bulk!
Makes 10 Flour Tortilla’s about 8 Inch Diameter
Ingredients:
Directions:
- In a bowl mix together the flour, baking powder and salt – using a large fork to stir well
- Cut in the olive oil or lard to create little crumbles
- Pour in 3/4 cup of the water and mix well
- Using your hands to finish mixing, adding more water or flour as necessary to create a smooth playdoh consistency
- Create a ball and remove from the bowl onto your counter (flour if necessary) and knead by pulling the edges over each other a few times
- Using a dough/bench scraper cut into 10 sections and roll each into a ball
- Cover with a towel and let rest 30 minutes to allow the gluten to relax
- After 30 minutes turn on your skillet to medium and let warm up for 1 minute
- Meanwhile pat out one of the balls and finish by using a rolling pin to a thin layer that your still able to pick up
- Place your tortilla onto your skillet for about 1 to 2 minutes until you see bubbles forming, flip and cook the other side
- Remove when done and place in a kitchen towel to help remain warm, soft & pliable.
- Finish with the remaining tortillas and serve!
Use these tortillas for a Taco Night or make Carnita’s
Store leftover’s in a zip loc bag on the counter. they should remain soft for about 2 more days. (if you have any leftover)
