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Homemade Flour Tortillas from Scratch (Soft, Easy, and Better Than Store-Bought)

Soft homemade flour tortillas from scratch stacked on a plate for tacos and burritos
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These homemade flour tortillas from scratch are soft, flexible, and made with simple pantry ingredients. This easy homemade tortilla recipe takes only about 30 minutes and creates warm, tender flour tortillas that are perfect for tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and wraps. Once you learn how to make flour tortillas at home, you’ll never want store-bought tortillas again.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, mix flour, salt, and baking powder.

  2. Add oil and warm water and mix until dough forms.

  3. Knead dough for 3–5 minutes until smooth.

  4. Cover and let dough rest for 10–15 minutes.

  5. Divide dough into 8 balls.

  6. Roll each ball into a thin circle.

  7. Cook in a hot skillet for 30–60 seconds per side.

  8. Stack tortillas and cover with a towel to keep warm.

Equipment

Notes

  • Resting the dough is important.
  • Letting the dough rest for 10–15 minutes relaxes the gluten, which makes the tortillas easier to roll and helps create soft flour tortillas.
  • Roll the tortillas thin.
  • For soft and flexible tortillas, roll the dough fairly thin before cooking. Thick tortillas will turn out more like flatbread.
  • Use a hot skillet.
  • A hot pan helps tortillas cook quickly and develop the classic golden brown spots. A cast-iron skillet works best.
  • Keep tortillas covered.
  • Stack cooked tortillas and cover them with a towel. The steam keeps them warm and soft.
  • Make them ahead of time.
  • Homemade tortillas can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or frozen for up to 3 months.

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