Flour Tortillas
Maybe you live in an area where you can get good tortillas, but if you are like me, making tortillas is so much better than those massed produced packages you get in the supermarket. Just a few ingredients and a little effort turns these pantry items into soft, delicious tortillas ready for whatever filling you cook up.
Tips:
My son loves quesadillas. My leftover tortillas will turn into quesadillas later in the week when they aren’t as fresh anymore.
You can use lard or bacon fat for the fat in this recipe too. The result will be richer.
Leftover tortillas can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a week. To reheat, dampen a paper towel and microwave them for just 30 seconds. Tortillas can also be placed directly on a gas stove to reheat.
If you are freezing leftover tortillas, layer the tortillas between pieces of parchment then store in a freezer safe baggie.
I think making these tortillas a little thicker would make for an amazing sandwich.
Homemade Flour Tortillas
Makes 16
PREP 15 minutes
COOK 2 minutes
INGREDIENTS
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup warm water
INSTRUCTIONS
Combine flour, salt and baking powder in a medium-size bowl. Using a dough whisk or wooden spoon, mix the dry ingredients together.
Make a well in the center and add the oil and water. Continue to mix the dough until you form a shaggy dough and it’s too hard to mix with your spoon anymore.
Dump the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead the dough for a few minutes until a smooth ball of dough forms. This can also be done using a dough hook on your stand mixer.
Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces, about 47 grams each, if weighing.
Roll each piece into a ball and allow the dough to rest for 15 minutes under a clean kitchen towel, you can leave the dough longer too.
Use a floured rolling pin to flatten the dough into 6” round tortillas. If the dough is shrinking back, allow the dough to rest for another 15 minutes before continuing.
Stack the rolled tortillas between pieces of parchment paper. If you stack the uncooked tortillas on top of each other, they will stick.
Heat a frying pan over a medium-high heat. Place a tortilla into the hot pan and cook the first side for about a minute. The cooked side should have a few golden brown spots and the top should be bubbling. Flip and cook for another 30 seconds. Place cooked tortillas in a tortilla warmer or on a plate and cover with a clean dishcloth to keep warm.
Enjoy cooked tortillas with taco filling of your choice!