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Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas

Making homemade flour tortillas is so easy, and they're so much more delicious and healthier than store-bought! I make fast breakfast tacos a few times a week, and a batch of these homemade tortillas stays fresh in the fridge for rewarming all week.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Resting Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Bread Recipes
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 8 tortillas

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour see notes
  • 1 teaspoon of sea salt
  • 1/4 cup of avocado or olive oil
  • 1/2 cup of warm water

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, mix the flour, salt, and oil until it's the texture of wet sand.
  • Add the water and mix until it's a shaggy dough. Turn out on the counter and knead for a minute or two, until it becomes stretchy and smooth.
  • Place in the bowl and cover for 30 minutes.
  • Heat a cast iron pan to medium heat.
  • Split the dough into 8 (or 6, if you want bigger tortillas) pieces. Using just a tiny bit of flour to keep it from sticking too much, roll the dough as THIN as possible, ideally in a circle-ish shape. You can do this all on one side, or flip it over once or twice.
  • Gently transfer one of the tortillas to the hot pan and cook on each side for 30 seconds to 1 minute. While it's cooking, roll out the next tortilla. Repeat this process with all the tortillas.
  • If you're not serving right away, I keep mine in the fridge in a ziploc bag, with small pieces of parchment paper between to keep them from sticking or getting soggy. They'll keep for several days. I usually reheat them in a pan for 15-30 seconds on each side before eating.

Notes

I have tried this with 50% white whole wheat flour (and 50% all-purpose), but found the texture drier and the dough harder to work with.