Flour Tortillas
Nothing compares to soft, homemade Flour Tortillas made with just 5 simple pantry ingredients. They are easy, quick, and taste so fresh!
Servings: 12 tortillas
Calories: 159kcal
Cost: 1
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Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (360g)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt (9g)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (4g)
- 1 cup hot water (240ml)
- 1/3 cup butter (75g), room temperature, cut into small pieces, or use lard, olive oil, or coconut oil*
Instructions
- *I recommend making these using the metric/weight measurements, to ensure they turn out perfect!
- Make the Dough: Add flour, salt and baking powder to a bowl and stir to combine. Stir in butter. Slowly mix in hot water, a little at a time, mixing until a dough forms.3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/3 cup butter, 1 cup hot water
- Rest: Remove dough to a lightly floured counter top and knead for just 1-2 minutes until smooth. Cover with a kitchen towel and rest for 10 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces, for medium-size (8’’) tortillas, or 10 for larger (10’’) tortillas. Roll each into a ball. (At this point the dough can sit at room temp for up to 2 hours).
- Roll into circle: Lightly flour your counter and dough and use a rolling pin (or tortilla press) to roll the dough into a paper-thin circle.
- Cook: Heat a skillet over medium-high. Add tortilla to hot, dry skillet and cook for 30-60 seconds; flip when bubbles form. Cook again for just 30 seconds or so, then remove to a plate (or tortilla warmer) and cover with a dry kitchen towel while you cook the remaining tortillas.
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Notes
Yield: 12 medium (8’’) tortillas, or 10 large (10’’) tortillas.
Serving Size: 1 medium tortilla
Store tortillas in an airtight bag in the fridge for up to 5 days.
To Freeze: Arrange cooked tortillas in a freezer safe, airtight container with a piece of parchment paper in between each layer so they don't stick together. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw completely in the fridge and rewarm in a hot skillet or microwave.
Use homemade flour tortillas with any of our authentic Mexican recipes.
Nutrition
Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 368mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 158IU | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg
