Flour Tortillas

One of the best things about this recipe – you’re only going to need five ingredients! YES. All you need is flour, baking powder, cooking oil, salt, water and a rolling pin. THAT’S IT! Healthy, soft and with no artificial preservatives, you’ll be wondering why you haven’t tried homemade flour tortillas sooner.

FLOUR TORTILLAS

Similar to Flatbreads, flour tortillas are extremely versatile and go perfectly with absolutely anything! Think Chicken Fajitas or Carne Asada, Carnitas, Slow Cooker Barbacoa Short Rib Tacos, Quesadillas… the possibilities are endless! Or fry them up and make your very own tortilla chips to dip into creamy Guacamole, Pico De Gallo or Queso dip!

HOW TO MAKE FLOUR TORTILLAS

Store-bought tortillas will be a thing of the past after you’ve mastered these super easy flour tortillas! If you love cooking and eating Mexican food as much as we do, this flour tortilla recipe is worth trying. All you need is 30 minutes, a bowl and a nonstick pan. Get ready people!

Start off by mixing the dough. You need to use hot water, as hot as your hands can handle. NOT boiling, just hot enough to help the dough come together quickly. When you’re done it should be sticky to the touch (the stickier the dough, the softer the tortillas.) Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Sprinkle the top of the dough with about 1 tablespoon extra flour and knead until it forms a smooth, soft, playdough-like, semi-sticky ball. You may want to give up but don’t! Give it a good 2-3 minutes of kneading and it will come together easily. Divide the dough into 8 equal balls for larger tortillas, or 9 balls for smaller sized. Working one piece at a time, flatten one ball out with the palms of your hands to resemble a thick disk. Lightly dust both sides with flour and set them aside. Cover with a clean kitchen towel for 10 minutes.

Roll each ball of dough to an 8-9-inch circle over the edges so that they are the same thickness all around (aim for about 2mm thick). You want a thin tortilla you can pretty much see-through when holding it up.

HOW TO HEAT FLOUR TORTILLAS

Use a nonstick pan over a medium-high heat. If you don’t have nonstick, use a frying pan lightly greased with oil or butter. Cook flour tortillas for about 1 minute on one side and flip them only once. Cook the other side for an additional 30 seconds until you see a hint of browned spots. The tortillas will puff up and cook perfectly.

WHAT TYPE OF FLOUR CAN BE USED

All purpose Plain white flour El Rosal (authentic Mexican flour) Bread flour

TIPS

While one of your flour tortillas is cooking, roll the next piece out and repeat steps above (working one tortilla at a time avoids them drying out). Stack your flour tortillas on a plate lined with a clean tea towel and wrap them up to keep them warm and soft while cooking the rest.

There you have it! They’re actually that easy. Pair your tortillas with your favourite meat, or fry up to make your very own homemade fried tortilla chips.