Why not up your next fajita night in by making your own Home Made Four Tortillas. These are no yeast and made on the stove top and a whole lot easier than you might think!
Honestly, for years I have tried to make tortillas successfully. For some reason I had huge problems with the consistency of them turning out or not. Most of the time they were just too dry and would crack. Initially, I put this problem down to overcooking. However, I realized this was not always the case. Sometimes, it was just as temperamental as a dry day versus a humid day. Not successful! However, I played around with different flour and methods and with trial & error and PATIENCE, these were born.
And if you love flat breads, check out my Homemade Chapati Recipe. It’s also a keeper.
These are best the day they are made, but can be stored in a zip lock bag for a couple of days in the refrigerator
What You need To Make The Home Made Flour Tortillas
- All purpose flour
- Salt
- Baking powder
- Butter
- Water
Remember, you will always find the full recipe and ingredient list at the end of the post in the recipe card.
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Homemade Flour Tortillas
Ingredients
- 2 cups All purpose flour extra for rolling out the dough
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 3/4 cup water warm
Instructions
- Whisk the flour, salt, and baking powder together in a mixing bowl. Mix in the butter with your fingers until the flour resembles cornmeal. Add the water and mix until the dough comes together. Place on a lightly floured surface and knead for a few minutes until smooth and elastic. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
- Use a well-floured rolling pin to roll a dough ball into a thin and roundish tortilla. A lot of people cut then into perfect circles, but I prefer to keep them a bit on the rough side. Repeat this for each dough ball. Don’t stack them completely on top of each other through this process as they may stick together. A good idea is is stagger the stacking. So, on your counter you can put one about 1/2 way over the other one and continue like this until they all rolled out and ready to cook.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
