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Homemade Flour Tortilla Recipe
Learn how to make flour tortillas with just 5 ingredients in 30 minutes. These soft and fresh homemade tortillas make all the difference in recipes for tacos, quesadillas, burritos, and more.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Additional Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 10 tortillas
Calories: 187 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour plus extra for rolling
- 1 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 5 Tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup hot water or as needed to form dough
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder
- Add softened butter and work it into the flour with your hands until you have a sandy/ fine crumb mixture.
- While mixing with your hands, pour hot water into the dough a little at a time (and carefully since it’s hot). Drizzle in some water then mix and drizzle again and add more water if needed to form a sticky dough ball that pulls away from the edges of the bowl, then transfer the dough to a clean countertop. Knead for 5 minutes until soft, elastic, and smooth (The dough will get less sticky as you knead).
- Lightly oil a baking sheet and a sheet of plastic wrap. Pinch off balls of dough (about golf-ball size) and roll each into a ball over your counter. Place dough balls on the oiled baking sheet and cover with oiled plastic wrap and rest at room temperature for 20-30 minutes.
- Preheat a large 12” non-stick Hexclad non-stick pan (or comal if you have one) over medium heat until it’s super hot (500 ̊F on an infrared thermometer).
- Lightly flour a work surface. Place one dough ball over the surface, dust it with flour and lightly flatten it with your fingers. Roll the tortilla once, rotate the dough, roll again, then rotate again. Repeat until the dough is about halfway rolled out, then roll it up and down, rotate, and roll it up and down again. As it gets larger, flip the dough over to prevent the edges from curling and continue rolling. Continue until you have about a super thin 10” diameter round, or until your dough begins to look see-through.
- Cook on the hot pan for about 20-30 seconds per side until you get some bubbling on top and blistering/golden browning on the bottom then flip and saute for another 20 seconds. Stack warm tortillas wrapped in a dry kitchen towel. Once the tortillas are cool, transfer them to a zip-top bag to keep them from drying out.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
187kcal
(9%)
Carbs
29g
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
352mg
(15%)
Potassium
82mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
0.1g
(0%)
Vitamin A
175IU
(4%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10tortillas
Amount Per Serving
Calories 187
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 187kcal | 9% |
| Carbs | 29g | |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 352mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 82mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 0.1g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 175IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.