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Homemade Flour Tortillas

Homemade Flour Tortillas in Minutes

dana vento
Simple. Fabulous.
Homemade flour tortillas you will make over and over again!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Additional Time 1 minute
Total Time 18 minutes
Course Recipes
Cuisine bread
Servings 12
Calories 86 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 C wheat flour
  • 1 C White Flour - all-purpose + 1/2 C for counter and rolling pin
  • 1 C water
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 1 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
  • Optional garlic or onion powder or onion salt *if used you can eliminate salt or leave it in, your choice.
  • Olive Oil *optional

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl place each flour.
  • Add salt.
  • Stir to combine.
  • Add in baking powder.
  • Now add water and mix with a fork.
  • The dough will spring back and not stick to the sides of the bowl.
    dough for tortilla
  • Preheat pan on the stovetop on medium-high heat.
  • I used a nonstick pan, you can use cast iron, or nonstick, whatever you have.
  • The pan is ready when water droplets dance across the pan.
  • While the pan is heating, roll the dough out into a long log-like formation.
  • Cut the long formation into pieces about 1 1/2" wide.
  • Roll each into a ball.
  • Lightly sprinkle work surface with flour.
  • Make sure your rolling pin (if wood) is sprinkled with flour as well.
  • Roll ball into the best 'circle-like' shape you can.
  • Basically taking the rolled ball and rolling one way then the other to keep the circle shape
  • Roll the dough to paper-thin consistency.
    Homemade Flour Tortillas
  • Don't be afraid to use flour on the counter (thin but enough) and roll it out.
  • Flip the rolled out circle if necessary to continue rolling.
  • The DOUGH will spring back and it is THING and will not break if made per directions (we've made 100's).
  • Once the pan is ready for tortillas, carefully transfer the thin tortilla to the pan, spreading as necessary once In the pan.
  • Lightly drop olive oil across the top of the tortilla (if you want to add garlic salt or other spice atop), we used garlic salt to taste
  • Cooke about 45 seconds per side flipping at a 45-second interval or when you get a lightly browned bottom.
  • You should have a few bubbles in your thinly rolled tortillas another indicator that things are going right!
  • Upon removal from the pan, transfer to metal, non-reactive bowl, or a tortilla holder.
    tortilla in bowl
  • If transferred to a bowl, cover with a dough cloth.
  • Continue making tortillas repeating the process. until all are cooked.
  • Serve warm, or package and refrigerate until needed again up to 3 days.
    tortilla on plate

Notes

Just like pancakes, you being made in a nonstick pan, you don't need a nonstick spray or oil.
If you choose to use an oil, we used olive oil or flavoring only, not cooking because Olive oil at high temperatures is not healthy.
For those struggling with sticking issues, you pan may not be warm enough.
Additionally, you can use a coconut flavorless oil which against resilient to high temperatures.
You don't have to add garlic salt or anything, we did for the meal we were making that night when I photo'd.
Don't be afraid to use a little flour when you are rolling these out.
It seems to help the dough and when your rolling pin does not stick the thin quality of these shines through upon pan preparation. They are awesome.
For those that want to use one flour, sub in all wheat or all white, I do it all the time, just use All-Purpose flour.