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Flour tortillas

Flour Tortillas

Preparation:12 minutes
Baking:12 minutes
Resting:25 minutes
Total:49 minutes
Servings: 8 tortillas
Super easy and just four simple ingredients to make the best homemade flour tortillas. They are so tasty, versatile and great to have at hand, perfect for making into enchiladas, soft tacos, burritos, quesadillas, chimichangas, wraps and more.

INGREDIENTS LIST
 

  • 250 g plain flour (all-purpose) (plus extra for dusting)
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • 2 tbsp neutral-tasting oil (coconut, vegetable or sunflower oil)
  • 175 g water (hot 90°C / 194°F)

Preparation
 

  • In a medium mixing bowl or stand mixer, whisk together the flour, salt and oil (I used vegetable oil).
  • Add the water and use a metal spoon or the stand mixer stirring until a sticky ball of dough begins to form. Then add a bit more flour, about 1-2 tablespoons and knead for about 2 minutes.
  • Place the dough in a bowl, cover with a damp kitchen cloth and let it rest for 15-20 minutes. This stage is super important as it allows the dough time to rest helping the glutens to develop, which makes rolling the tortillas much easier.
  • Divide the dough into 8 pieces or you can weigh them out at 60g each. Roll each piece into a ball. Cover the balls with the kitchen cloth and allow to rest for another 10 minutes.
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  • Working with one piece of a dough at a time, dust your work surface with flour and flatten the ball with your fingers.
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  • Using a floured rolling pin and plenty of flour, gently roll out the tortilla from the centre to the top and then from the centre to the bottom. Rotate the dough and repeat until thin (about 1 mm) and you have a round shape about 20-22 cm / 8-9 inch in diameter. It is not necessary to apply too much pressure to the rolling pin.
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  • Heat a heavy based ungreased griddle or skillet over medium heat. If you don't have either, a frying pan will work fine. Place a tortilla inside the pan, as soon as brown spots begin to appear (approx. 45-60 seconds), flip the tortilla and cook on the other side, for about 1 minute longer. If large bubbles appear try to flatten them down as we don't want the dough layers inside to separate.
    Once baked, keep the tortillas stacked under a clean kitchen towel on a plate. It's important to allow the tortillas to steam each other. This helps them stay nice and soft.
  • Repeat with the remaining dough balls.
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Notes & Tips

Storage: These tortillas keep well in the fridge for up to 5 days, store them in an airtight container or a ziplock bag that has had the air pressed from it. They will feel stiff when they're cold, but they will be nice and soft again if you simply reheat them using the stovetop pan method (just as you cooked them) or place them in a slightly damp paper towel and microwave for 10-20 seconds. Freezing: They can be made in advance and frozen in an airtight container or a ziplock bag that has had the air pressed from it for up to 2 months.
 
Rolling the dough: it’s important to roll all the way over the edges of the tortillas, this way they will be the same thickness all around and will cook evenly. You want the tortillas to be very thin, about 1 mm and about 20-22 cm (8-9 inches) wide, but don’t stress about rolling each piece of dough perfectly uniformed.
Cooking the Tortillas: if your tortillas feel stiff after cooking, they are over cooked. Reduce the heat or reduce the time of cooking. Only cook them long enough to get a few light brown spots on the surface before flipping. And cook them a little less if you are going to be reheating them.
Keeping soft tortillas: allow the tortillas to steam each other and they will stay nice and soft. Stack and wrap them up directly after cooking in a kitchen towel, they stay warm and moist, as the residual heat stays trapped within the towel.
Re-heating: to re-heat the tortillas, you can either use the stovetop pan method (just as you cooked them) or place them in a slightly damp paper towel and microwave for 10-20 seconds.
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