Tortilla Recipe, Homemade flour Tortillas

A tortilla is type of soft, thin flatbread made from wheat flour, originally derived from the corn tortilla.

Making homemade tortillas has been so easy to me, as it is just the same way we make our Indian bread/phulka/roti. The only difference being the flour tortillas are made with wheat flour.

Flour tortillas are a staple dish of the Mexicans. This homemade flour tortilla recipe makes warm and soft tortillas perfect for soft tacos/quesadillas or burritos. You will never use store bought tortillas again.

Step by step homemade flour tortillas recipe:

1. Combine the flour, salt and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl.
   
2. Add butter and combine to make bread crumb like mixture.
   
3. Gradually knead the dough adding little water at a time until the dough comes together and becomes smooth.
   
4. Knead well for about 5 minutes. This will make the tortilla fluffy and soft when cooked on the skillet. Cover and let the dough rest for 5 minutes.
   
5. Divide the dough into 8 equal portions and shape them into balls.
   
6. Preheat the griddle on medium to high heat. Flatten these balls with the palm of your hand. Take a portion of the dough, dust it with flour and roll out into thin circle to approximately 6-8 inches in diameter.
   
7. As you roll them out, you can keep tossing the dough in dry flour while rolling; this will prevent it from getting sticky when rolling them out.
8. Place the rolled tortilla on the hot griddle.
   
9. In a few seconds you will notice that small air pockets start to form. At this point flip the tortilla.
   
10. Flip over again and cook the both side pressing lightly with a napkin or a spatula.
    
11. Light golden spots will appear on both the sides.
    
12. Remove from the heat; place the tortillas on the flat plate. Continue the same process for the remaining portions of the rolled dough and keep stacking the tortillas one over the other.
    

Homemade flour tortillas recipe below:

Flour tortilla Prep time Cook time Total 10 min 10 min 20 min Flour tortilla - Soft textured flat bread AUTHOR: Monali RECIPE TYPE: Main, bread CUISINE: Mexican SERVES: 7-8 tortillas INGREDIENTS (measuring cup used, 1 cup=240 ml) 1 cup flour/maida ½ cup whole wheat flour/atta ¾ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt or as per taste 1½ tbsp. unsalted butter luke warm water as required DIRECTION Combine the flour, salt and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl. Add butter and combine to make bread crumb like mixture. Gradually knead the dough adding little water at a time until the dough comes together and becomes smooth. Knead well for about 5 minutes. This will make the dough fluffly and soft when cooked on the skillet. Cover and let the dough rest for 5 minutes. Divide the dough into 8 equal portions and shape them into balls. Preheat the griddle on medium to high heat. Flatten these balls with the palm of your hand. Take a portion of the dough, dust it with flour and roll out into thin circle to approximately 6-8 inches in diameter. As you roll them out, you can keep tossing the dough in dry flour while rolling; this will prevent it from getting sticky when rolling them out. Place the rolled tortilla on the hot griddle. In a few seconds you will notice that small air pockets start to form. At this point flip the tortilla. Flip over again and cook the both side pressing lightly with a napkin or a spatula. Light golden spots will appear on both the sides. Remove from the heat; place the tortillas on the flat plate. Continue the same process for the remaining portions of the rolled dough and keep stacking the tortillas one over the other. TIPS You could make tortillas with just whole wheat flour, following the same recipe above and they would taste just as great. If you are not very quick in rolling and cooking tortillas simultaneously; it is always a good choice to roll out a batch of dough so it gets easier to cook entire batch. It comes with practice of rolling and understanding the heat of your griddle. SERVING SUGGESTION Tortillas can be used to make Quesadilla.