Homemade Flour Tortillas

With my parents being from Central America, I grew up with tortillas being part of our daily meals. Mom always made fresh corn tortillas and they must have been made with some secret ingredient that I have yet to figure out because I still don’t believe I have mastered them! Of course, corn tortillas are delicious but every once in a while, I just crave flour tortillas.

Fresh and soft flour tortillas are super easy to make at home! Made with only a few ingredients, you can whip these up for dinner any night.

The whole process is honestly super easy! First, mix together the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Then, add your wet ingredients. A small trick mom always did was adding a little bit of chicken broth. Mix everything together until a dough forms and knead for about 5 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic. Let rest for about 30 minutes. I will usually start the remainder of dinner at this point.

Transfer your dough onto a well-floured surface and divide into 8 pieces. Using a rolling pin, roll each dough piece into an 8-10 inch circle. Honestly, if it isn’t a perfect circle, do not stress about it, it will still be yummy!

Preheat a large nonstick skillet or cast iron skillet. Place the rolled tortilla in the skillet and cook for about 30-60 seconds, until small bubbles start to form. Flip the tortilla over and cook for another 30 seconds. It may start to inflate and that is a good sign! Your tortillas should have some small light and golden brown spots, but not burnt.

And that’s it! Now go make some fresh tortillas. Instant-Pot Carnitas Tacos maybe?

Ingredients

Makes about 8 tortillas

• 2 C all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 C water
• 1/2 C chicken broth (if not wanting to use, just replace with additional water)
• 2 Tbsp oil (I used olive oil)

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until combined.
2. Add oil, water, chicken broth and stir to combine until a dough forms. Knead for about 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic. If your dough is too sticky, add a little bit of flour. Let rest for about 30 minutes.
3. Transfer to a well-floured surface and divide into 8 pieces. Using a rolling pin, roll each dough piece into an 8-10 inch circle.
4. Preheat a large non-stick skillet or cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Place your rolled tortilla on skillet and let cook for about 30-60 seconds, until small bubbles start to form (I sometimes rub a tiny bit of oil on the skillet but this is only optional!)
5. Flip your tortilla over and let cook for another 30 seconds. In may start to inflate and that is a good sign! Your tortillas should have some small light and golden brown spots, but not burnt.
6. Place cooked tortillas in a tortilla warmer or wrap in kitchen towel on a plate. Enjoy!

Note:

Take advantage of resting time. I will usually work on remainder of dinner while my dough is resting.