Homemade Flour Tortillas

Homemade Flour Tortillas

Yield 16 servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Homemade Flour Tortillas are so delicious and easier to make than you might think. We break it all down for you step by step, you'll never want to serve soft tacos or burritos with store-bought tortillas again.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/3 cup Olive Oil
  • 1 cup Water

Instructions

  1. Add flour, salt, and baking powder to bowl.  Mix together.
  2. Add oil and mix. Try to get all the oil combined with the flour mixture.
  3. Add water and mix until just combined.
  4. Turn out onto a lightly floured board to knead.
  5. Knead briefly until the dough forms into a ball.  If the ball is very sticky, add a little bit of flour.
  6. Divide into 16 equal portions
  7. Roll lightly in flour (or oil) and cover with a kitchen towel to allow them to rest.
  8. Rest for a minimum of 30 minutes and a maximum of 2 hours.
  9. Work with one ball of dough at a time.
  10. Using a rolling pin, roll into a 7-8 inch (or so) circles
  11. Keep the other balls of dough covered until you are ready to use them.
  12. If you roll out all the tortillas before you cook them, be carful not to stack them they might stick together.
  13. Heat un-greased pan over a medium high heat
  14. Place tortilla on pan.  Heat for 1 min until bubbles start to form on the surface and there are few brown spots on the bottom.
  15. Turn tortilla and cook for 20-30 seconds more.
  16. Store in an airtight plastic bag.

Notes

Any type of fat will work in this recipe - you can use Butter, Oil or Shortening.

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