Ingredients needed for making Flour Tortillas:
all purpose flour salt baking powder vegetable oil hot water
How to make Homemade Flour Tortillas:
The first step is making the dough for the flour tortillas. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in vegetable oil. And then stir in hot water. You want the texture of the dough to be like playdough– not too sticky and not too dry. You can add flour or water, as needed, until you reach the right texture. Then let the dough rest in the bowl with a towel covering it for about 10 minutes.
The next step is cutting the dough into 8 equal pieces and roll those into 8 balls. Keep the dough balls in the bowl with the towel over it while making the tortillas so they don’t dry out.
Cut open a large zip baggie and place the baggie on the press. The plastic will help keep the dough from sticking to the press and make it a lot easier to clean. Place a tortilla dough ball on the plastic wrap. Cover with another piece of the plastic bag, and close the press. Press to flatten the dough into a round tortilla shape.
It will look something like this, and it will peel away from the plastic easily.
Heat the tortilla in a skillet over medium heat- 45 to 60 seconds on the first side and 15 to 30 seconds on the other side. When finished, the tortilla will no longer have a doughy texture, and there will be char marks on each side. Remove the tortillas to a tortilla warmer as you make them (or keep them wrapped in foil).
Use homemade flour tortillas for use in your favorite recipes, or spread a little butter on them and enjoy them that way!
