Homemade Flour Tortillas

HokiesMom's Note:

I found this in my TOH magazine. This is different from all of the other 5 recipes posted here as it does not use shortening or baking powder. It was fun making these on our own last summer and I look forward to doing it again now that I remember where the recipe was found. Hope it works out for you too.

• Total Time: 13 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 8 tortillas

• 473.18 ml all-purpose flour
• 2.46 ml salt
• 236.59 ml water
• 44.37 ml olive oil

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt. Stir in the water and oil.
2. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead 5-6 times.
3. Divide dough into 8 equal portions. On the floured surface roll each portion into a 7-inch disk.
4. In a large non-stick skillet coated with cooking spray cook tortillas over medium heat for 1 minute on each side or until lightly browned. Keep warm while cooking the others.

Reviews

[mariposa111]

Nif, I don't think you did anything wrong. This recipe is missing baking powder. Most flour tortilla recipes call for at least 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder. This one has none. Try it with some baking powder.

[Nif]

I'm not sure what I did wrong with this but a recipe that involves anything similar to baking (flour and water!) for me is always a challenge! I'm sure that this is an amazing recipe, because all of Hokies' recipes are! I'm going to try this one again in a while! Thanks for posting HL! :)

[awalde]

With two teenes in the family I prepared the double quantity. I had only one piece left!
We had these yummies with yellow pepper sauce, avocado salsa and great chicken.
Done for ZWT7