Learn how to make homemade flour tortillas with my easy flour tortilla recipe! They have a soft, pliable texture and taste far better than store-bought. Perfect for quesadillas, fajitas, and more!
Course Dinner, ingredient, lunch, Main Course, Main Dish, Side Dish
3Tablespoonsunsalted buttercut into small pieces and softened
3Tablespoonscooking oil
¾ - 1cupwarm water115F
Instructions
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder.
3 cups(g) all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon table salt or fine sea salt, ½ teaspoon baking powder
Add butter and use your hands to mix/rub the butter into the flour until the mixture is evenly crumbly and no large pieces remain.
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
Add oil and stir again until evenly distributed (mixture will still be dry and crumbly).
3 Tablespoons cooking oil
Gradually stir in water as needed (start with ¾ cup and add more as needed) until the dough comes together and is soft, shaggy, and sticky (it will seem quite wet, don’t panic, this is normal).
¾ - 1 cup warm water
Stir gently until dough clings into a ball, then turn out onto a clean, unfloured surface and gently knead for just a minute or two (avoid over-working the dough) until it clings together in a sticky ball (you may notice some small lumps as you knead, this is fine). The dough may seem very sticky at first but will become smoother as you knead and after resting – avoid adding extra flour unless absolutely necessary.
Cover with plastic wrap or a clean towel and allow to rest for at least 25 minutes and up to 3 hours before proceeding.
Divide dough into 10 even, separate pieces, cover and rest 15-30 minutes.
After resting, work with one dough piece at a time and roll out into a thin 8-9” circle. (Note that I do not like to use flour to roll out the dough, while adding flour can make it easier to shape the tortillas into even circles, it also can make them more dry).
Heat a 10” cast iron skillet over medium-high heat (no oil).
Once heated, cook the tortillas, one at a time, for about 20-40 seconds per side.
Remove to a plate and wrap in a clean cloth to keep warm and soft.
Notes
Dairy free
Swap the butter for additional oil for a dairy-free version.
Resting
The more you rest the dough, the easier it will be to work with. Honestly, if I’m in a hurry I’ll skip the second rest, just expect thicker tortillas.If your tortillas are shrinking/distorting their shape when transferring to the skillet, try letting them rest on the counter for 30-60 seconds after rolling then gently loosen from the counter and use both hands to carefully move to the skillet.