homemade flour tortillas

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homemade flour tortillas are so easy and delicious, you will never go back to store bought

even as teenagers, there are only a handful of meals that i know for sure my kids will eat without a fight. pizza ^[4] of course. mac and cheese ^[5] and anything wrapped inside of a homemade tortilla.

i can’t remember when i first started making tortillas. it feels like i have made them every tuesday for forever, but it’s probably more like 5 or 6 years. i don’t always feel like making them come 5:00; some weeks it’s the last thing i feel like doing, but when they are done it is always worth the little bit of effort it takes. that and the look i get from stella if the tortillas aren’t homemade keep me rolling week after week.

this recipe makes 8 flour tortillas, which is perfect for taco tuesday, but i strongly recommend doubling the recipe or you’ll find yourself making another batch a day or two later. you can never have too many tortillas in the fridge, at least at my house.

one bite and i know you will never go back to store bought tortillas again

Print Recipe ^[6]

Yield: 8 tortilllas

homemade flour tortillas

Prep Time: 15 plus rest time

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup water
• 3 Tbsp butter, melted

Directions:

• in a large bowl (or bowl of a stand mixer) combine the flour and salt
• stir in the water and melted butter
• knead either by hand or with a dough hook attachment, until you have a smooth ball
• cover and let rest 10 minutes
• divide dough into 8 pieces, and roll each into a ball
• on a lightly floured surface roll each ball into a circle
• preheat a skillet or griddle over medium heat
• cook tortillas 1-2 minutes per side (they will be light golden and begin to bubble up)
• tortillas can be kept warm in a 200 degree oven wrapped in a clean cotton towel

 

if you plan to make a double batch, the cooled tortillas can be kept in a zip topped bag in the fridge for up to a week. they tend to harden a bit, but a few seconds in the microwave and they are almost as good as they day they are made. homemade flour tortillas, even a few days later, are far better than any tortillas you can buy at the store.

just ask stella, who flat out refuses to eat if i serve her a store bought tortilla.

so, tired or not, come 5:00 on any given tuesday you can find me rolling tortillas at the kitchen counter.

enjoy!