You will want to make these every week, they are that good. Be patient, it will take a few times to get it perfected but trust the recipe and reach out if you need help. It’s worth the hard work! Your friends and family will love you more if you have fresh homemade flour tortillas!
Ingredients
- 3 cups AP flour
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1 cup warm water
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients in bowl, make well in the middle. Add wet ingredients and mix until fully incorporated.
- Move to floured countertop and knead for about 2 minutes.
- Weigh the ball of flour and divide into 16 even balls. Lightly coat each ball with flour, flatten and cover with wet towel. Rest for 15 minutes or up to 2 hours.
- When ready to cook, heat up a cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Give it plenty of time to heat up.
- Using floured rolling pin, roll out each flour ball to about 7-8 inches, make sure it's evenly rolled and so thin it's translucent. Keep your rolling pin and counter floured.
- Place tortilla on pan and heat for about 30-45 seconds, then flip and heat an additional 10-20 seconds. You will need to adjust the heat to find the right temperature. Do not walk away, keep a close eye on your tortilla babies!
- Remove from pan and let cool on a towel, do not stack them until they are cooled.
- Once they are all cooked you can keep in the fridge in a plastic bag, or freeze.
Nutrition
Calories: 175kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 768mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2mg