Fresh Flour Tortillas
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Homemade flour tortillas are so simple. I appreciate the convenience of ready-made tortillas but this recipe is easy and SUPER delicious. This quick recipe will whip up a batch of ready-to-eat flour tortillas you’ll dream about later. Just four ingredients to fresh and fabulous tortillas!
Flour, salt, butter, and water, in that order. The flour and butter are “sanded” together – if you will – meaning the room temperature butter is pressed and pressed into the flour until it becomes like thick wet sand. Once that texture is reached, the water is added, slowly at first, until the dough ball comes together. It should be just slightly tacky to the touch but not so sticky that it is difficult to manage.
Next, I lightly flour my work surface and then press the dough into a kind of rounded rectangular shape. My pastry cutter does the next step, dividing the dough into 12 equal (roughly) sections that I will then roll into 12 balls. It’s time to roll these into tortillas!
A little extra flour goes onto my work surface and the dough and I roll the dough ball, first forward, pressing down slightly to flatten the ball, and then backward again, creating an oblong disk. I rotate the dough and repeat the rolling technique until reaching the desired thinness and shape, about 6-inches in diameter, and thin enough to be almost see-through if not slightly thicker.
Waiting on the side is my hot skillet which I’ve oiled so it’s warm and ready to receive the tortillas. The tortillas begin to toast and – ideally – bubble and brown slightly on both sides. Once toasted, the tortillas need to go into a tortilla holder – you could also use aluminum foil or damp tea towels – but this is a crucial step, as the warmth will keep the tortillas steamed and pliable. Otherwise, they’ll quickly dry out, losing that desired chewy texture.
It’s taco time! These still-warm tortillas are ready to receive whatever filling you’ve prepared; carne asada, shredded chicken, or fish. I also like to whip up a homemade salsa made with roasted veggies, blended just enough to be slightly chunky and spicy. This simple recipe for homemade flour tortillas will transform your taco nights into fresh, flavorful feasts.
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Fresh Flour Tortillas
Yield(s): Makes 12 tortillas
5m prep time
5m cook time
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Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons butter, softened
- 3/4 cup warm water
Preparation
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine flour, butter and salt. Using your fingertips, crush the butter together with the flour mixture until the butter has been fully incorporated into the flour.
- Add the warm water in and mix until the tortilla dough comes together. Knead the dough 5 to 6 times before portioning the dough into 12 equal pieces, then cover loosely with plastic wrap.
- Using a rolling pin, roll each tortilla ball evenly into a round disc rotating the dough as you roll to form a circular shape.
- Cook these tortillas on a nonstick sauté pan or flat top over medium high heat for 30 - 45 seconds or until bubbles start to form.
- Flip the tortillas and cook for 30 seconds on the other side.
- Remove hot tortillas to a clean kitchen towel and cover to let the steam make them soft.