Tortillas are a lot easier to make than you might think. It only takes a few ingredients and half an hour out of your day. You can make these for dinner or lunch but they are tasty either way. There’s nothing quite like a fresh tortilla and now you can have one. I’ve perfected this recipe and hope you enjoy making these as much as I do. I used Cup4cup flour but feel free to use whatever you have. Bake away!
Ingredients:
2 c flour*
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 c warm water
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp baking powder
Directions:
- Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl, and then warm up the water. Warm meaning when you touch it, it feels neutral.
- Pour in the water and then the olive oil mixing with a fork. If it’s too dry you won’t be able to knead it so add more water or olive oil. Depending on what flour you use it will be a different texture.
- Flour the counter and pour out your tortilla dough. Flour your hands and get out your materials before you start. You will need a rolling pin, tortilla press, a knife, a towel, and a cast iron.
- Knead the dough until it is all one even texture, not too sticky, not too dry. Put it back in the bowl with the towel covering it and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.
- Using your knife to cut the dough into 8 sections for medium tortillas. Roll each one into a ball and then press them into circles with your tortilla press. Make sure to flour your surfaces/press to avoid sticking.
- Roll them out with the rolling pin until they are thin and the right size. Don’t worry if they look thin, if they are too thick you will be making pita. Heat up your cast iron until it will burn you… then place each tortilla on without olive oil. I know, weird.
- They don’t take long, flip and enjoy!
*You can use a variety of different flours some with gluten, others not. If using gluten-free which I do, I recommend Cup4cup because it has a great texture similar to gluten flours. The best flour is just all-purpose, it makes it fluffy, soft, and delicious.
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