Name: Homemade flour Tortillas
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cup Whole wheat flour; 1 cup All Purpose flour; 2 tbs Butter; 1 tsp Baking powder; 1 tsp Salt; 3/4 cup Warm water

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So Soft Homemade Flour tortillas are super easy to make, better texture and flavor than the store-bought! Once you make them you never gonna buy them! Make and Stack them in the freezer. The recipes you create are countless!

Making tacos from scratch is easy to make and also it’s a fun-filled thing to do! You will be surprised how easy to make your own soft, pliable tortillas.
There is so many recipes /meal you can create using Flour tortillas like burritos, enchiladas, fish tacos or quesadilla.
This Flour Tortillas recipe turned out best with the right texture and ingredients are Super simple.

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Why this recipe works:

Homemade is always best than the store-bought, you’re aware of the ingredients.
Well stored tortillas stay fresh in the freezer for a long time.
Handy and time saver!

How to make Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas:

Ingredients to make flour tortillas are taken in small bowl — Gather all the ingredients to make flour tortillas

Flours are taken in a glass mixing bowl — Combine Wheatflour and All-purpose flour in a mixing bowl

flours and baking soda are taken in glass mixing bowl — Baking soda and salt are added to the flour

butter is being added to flour in glass mixing bowl — Add softened Butter

Crumbled flour is taken in glass mixing bowl — Mix the softened butter in the flour using your fingertips, until it looks crumbly

water is being added to flour taken in glass mixing bowl — Add very little water

dough is rolled to round shape and kept in glass mixing bowl — Make a very soft dough. cover with a damp cloth and keep aside for 10 to 15 mins.

dough rolled to a small ball and kept on the working surface — Take a lemon sized ball, dust with flour

Tortillas are rolled to thin disc on marble working surface — Roll to a thin disc using the rolling pin

dough is being cut using a cookie cutter — Or you can use a cookie cutter to get a small tortillas

Tortilla recipe is being cooked — Heat up a skillet, place the tortillas and allow to cook for few seconds until the brown spot appears, Flip and cook for 10 to 15 secs.

Tips to make Flour Tortillas recipe:

You can use stand mixer using the dough hook for mixing the flour, then work on the lightly floured surface to get a soft dough.
Let the dough rest for 10 to 15 mins before you make tortillas.
Make Tortillas thin to get soft, pliable flour tortillas.
Cook the tortillas just for few seconds to get some nice bubbles or small brown spots.

FAQ:

1. Can I use lard for this recipe?

Yes! You can use Lard.
Traditionally lard is used for making tortillas for a soft texture. However it the texture is soft with butter as well.

2. How do you keep Flour tortillas warm for a buffet?

Wrap your tortillas in double wrap in aluminum foil or damp bowl. Keep them in the oven and set at a low temperature. This way tortillas are pretty warm without direct heat.

3. How do you serve Tortillas recipe?

The tortilla can be served with Enchilada, Quesadilla, Tacos, burritos.

Check out My Best Fish Taco Recipe:

4. How to store Flour Tortillas?

Store them in an air-tight container and refrigerate.

5. How to reheat tortillas?

To re-heat the tortilla, preheat your oven 350 degrees F/ 180 degrees C, wrap the tortillas in aluminum foil and heat for 5 to 8 mins until the tortillas are warm enough.

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Homemade flour Tortillas

Author: Nithya Narasimhan
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 7 No 1x

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Description

So Soft Homemade Flour tortillas are super easy to make, better texture and flavor than the store-bought! Once you make them you never gonna buy them!

Ingredients

Scale

1 cup Whole wheat flour
1 cup All Purpose flour
2 tbs Butter
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Salt
3/4 cup Warm water

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, combine wheat flour, all purpose flour, salt and baking soda. Give a quick mix.
Add warm water, very little by little to make a soft dough.
Rest for 5 mins.
Make a lemon sized ball, coat each ball with flour
Roll each dough piece to a rough circle by dusting the work surface.
Heat up skillet and place the tortillas and allow to cook for 1 minute until you see a brown spots appears.
Flip and cook for 10 to 15 secs.
Serve warm or allow to use for later use.

Notes

Tips to make Flour Tortillas recipe:

1.You can use stand mixer using the dough hook for mixing the flour, then work on the lightly floured surface to get a soft dough.
2. Let the dough rest for 10 to 15 mins before you make tortillas.
3. Make Tortillas thin to get soft, pliable flour tortillas.
4.Cook the tortillas just for few seconds to get some nice bubbles or small brown spots.

Category: Breakfast/dinner, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: Mexican

Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas