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Recipe for Homemade Tortillas

Recipe for homemade tortillas - This recipe will give you perfect tortillas and will make you choose homemade tortillas over storebought ones every single time. Make it with just 5 ingredients and it takes only under an hour!
Course All
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword Flat bread, Roti, Tortilla, Wrap
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author Niveditha

Equipment

  • Skillet
  • Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, add the all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt. Mix it thoroughly.
  • Add the oil to the flour mixture, mix it once using a spoon. Then using your fingers, gently mix it around until the oil is absorbed throughout the flour mixture or until it resembles moist sand.
  • Alternatively, you can use a food processor and pulse everything a few times to achieve this.
  • Heat up 1 cup of water until it start bubbling. The pour it into the mixing bowl all over the flour and oil mixture.
  • Gently mix it around using a spatula. When it cools down to a point for you to handle it, transfer it to a clean counter and knead for a few minutes until it form a uniform ball of dough.
  • Now using a pastry scraper or a knife, cut the dough into 8 equal portions. Roll each portion to a ball and gently press it between your palms to form small discs.
  • Put the discs into the mixing bowl and cover it with a moist cloth or cling film. Leave the dough to rest for 45 minutes.
  • After the resting time, dust a counter surface with very little flour. Put a disc on the counter and using a rolling pin, roll it out to an 8 inch thin disc. (Rolling it to an almost perfect circle may take some practice but a Pastry Measuring Mat will come in handy.)
  • Once rolled out, cover it with a moist cloth or cling film. Repeat the same process with the other discs.
  • Heat a 10-in skillet; once hot add a tortilla disc and cook for 2-3 minutes on high flame. Flip to the other side and cook for 2 or 3 more minutes.
  • Remove the tortillas from skillet and cover with a dry cotton cloth immediately. Repeat the same with the other portions until you've cooked all the tortillas.
  • Serve them immediately or store it for later!

Notes

  • Makes 8 medium-sized tortillas. 
  • Stays good for a day at room temperature, 3-5 days in a refrigerator, and up to a month when stored in the freezer.