Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas Recipe
Soft and buttery, these homemade flour tortillas are easy to make and a delicious addition to your homemade burritos, enchiladas, or quesadillas!
Homemade flour tortillas are easy to make with just four simple ingredients. Plus, they taste better and are better for you! None of the seed oils, fillers, and preservatives that are so common in store bought tortillas.
These homemade flour tortillas are made with butter, making them flavorful and giving them a soft and supple texture. They are a favorite in our home, from breakfast burritos to quesadillas to sandwich wraps to enchilada casserole.
Although this is a very simple and easy recipe, it does take some time to roll the tortillas out and cook them one by one. It does go faster if you have two skillets hot to cook them. I often make a double batch and freeze half for later. This way I can thaw them anytime and have fresh tortillas.
Freeze them in a sealed bag for up to a few months, although they never last that long!
Find More From-Scratch Recipes at Quail Creek Homestead:
- Fluffy Sourdough Pancakes Recipe
- Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
- Favorite Homemade Hot Cocoa
- Honey Almond Butter Granola
What You’ll Need to Make Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas
Small saucepan
Large mixing bowl
Rolling pin
Cast iron skillet
Ingredients
Water
Butter
All purpose flour
Salt
How to Make Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas
In a small saucepan, melt the butter in water over medium heat. Meanwhile, combine the flour and salt in a large bowl.
Pour the water mixture into the flour mixture slowly, stirring with a wooden spoon. Once combined, knead the dough with your hand for about 5 minutes, until the dough is no longer sticky.
Transfer the dough to a clean surface and continue kneading for another 5 minutes.
Prepare a small bowl with a few tablespoons of avocado oil. Pinch off small balls of dough, about 1.5 inches in diameter. Roll dough into a smooth round ball and coat with avocado oil. Place the balls in a covered bowl to rest at least 15 minutes.
While the dough is resting, preheat a cast iron skillet over medium-low heat.
Lightly flour a clean surface. Using your hands, flatten a ball of flour and lightly dust each side with flour. Roll the dough out with a rolling pin, flipping it between alternate side rolls, until you have an 8-10 inch round. The tortilla should be very thin – as thin as you can roll it without tearing it.
Place the tortilla in the hot skillet. Cook for about 30 seconds, then flip and cook 45-60 seconds on the other side. You should see large bubbles start to form. Flip back to the first side for about 30 more seconds. The tortilla should puff up even more – use a spatula to press the bubbles down. Remove tortilla from the skillet and continue with the rest of the dough.
Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas Recipe
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minutesSoft and buttery, these homemade flour tortillas are easy to make and a delicious addition to your homemade burritos, enchiladas, or quesadillas!
Ingredients
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
3 cups all purpose flour (390 grams)
1 teaspoon salt
Avocado oil, for rolling
Directions
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter in water over medium heat. Meanwhile, combine the flour and salt in a large bowl.
- Pour the water mixture into the flour mixture slowly, stirring with a wooden spoon. Once combined, knead the dough with your hand for about 5 minutes, until the dough is no longer sticky.
- Transfer the dough to a clean surface and continue kneading for another 5 minutes.
- Prepare a small bowl with a few tablespoons of avocado oil. Pinch off small balls of dough, about 1.5 inches in diameter. Roll dough into a smooth round ball and coat with avocado oil. Place the balls in a covered bowl to rest at least 15 minutes.
- While the dough is resting, preheat a cast iron skillet over medium-low heat.
- Lightly flour a clean surface. Using your hands, flatten a ball of flour and lightly dust each side with flour. Roll the dough out with a rolling pin, flipping it between alternate side rolls, until you have an 8-10 inch round. The tortilla should be very thin – as thin as you can roll it without tearing it.
- Place the tortilla in the hot skillet. Cook for about 30 seconds, then flip and cook 45-60 seconds on the other side. You should see large bubbles start to form. Flip back to the first side for about 30 more seconds. The tortilla should puff up even more – use a spatula to press the bubbles down. Remove tortilla from the skillet and continue with the rest of the dough.
Notes
- You can also use a stand mixer to knead the dough if you prefer.
