Forget store bought tortillas, and make your own with this flour tortilla recipe. This homemade tortilla recipe can be easily doubled or tripled if you wanted to make larger batches. They freeze perfectly!
Tortillas were one of the first types of bread I learned how to make just because of how easy it is. After making tortillas a couple of times, I slowly worked my way up to more complicated breads. So this is a great beginner’s bread recipe to learn from!
If you’re new to bread making, this is a great recipe to start with for a couple of reasons.
1) You don’t need yeast. Yeast gives you a great piece of bread, but it can be very temperamental and takes a while to relax and rise.
2) This recipe is easy to follow and quite quick. No rise times needed my friends! All you need to do is rest your dough so it’s easier to roll out.
3) And even if something goes wrong while making tortillas, you can probably hide it by frying up the evidence and making some flour tortilla chips. A delicious mistake!
These tortillas are made without lard or animal fat, so they’re 100% vegan! Lard isn’t an ingredient that I like to keep on hand just because I never use it.
I’ve also tried making tortillas with butter, but I find that butter doesn’t give the tortilla as much softness and fold-ability as the vegetable oil. (Is fold-ability a word…?) The softness you get from the vegetable oil is what I think makes this the best tortilla recipe.
HOW TO MAKE TORTILLAS:
To start making your tortilla dough, combine flour, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl. Whisk to combine.
Add your vegetable oil and warm water to the dry ingredients. Mix everything together until it starts to come together. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead the dough until it’s smooth and soft (about 2 minutes).
Cut the dough into 8 even pieces. Roll and shape your pieces into smooth balls. Cover the pieces of dough and let them rest for at least 15 minutes at room temperature to make rolling the dough out easier.
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