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Flour Tortillas

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Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Resting Time:15 minutes
Total Time:38 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Keyword: flour shell, flour tortilla, homemade, tortillas
Servings: 6 people

Equipment

  • Tortilla Press optional, but will make your life easier

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder aluminum free
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 5 tablespoons coconut oil*
  • 1 cup hot water

Instructions

  • Sift together dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Mix until well combined. Knead in fat (butter or oil). Pour hot water over the mixture and stir. Knead until dough is soft and forms a ball, a few minutes. Cover the bowl with a damp (not wet!) towel, and allow the dough to rest for at least 15 minutes.
  • Once dough has rested, divide into 14 equally sized balls (or close enough). Using a floured surface and a rolling pin, or a tortilla press, roll the dough out into circles, as thick or thin as you like! I always try to roll them out as thinly as possible, as they really fluff up when they cook. This is the worst part. Rolling out 14 balls of dough is time consuming. But persevere! I promise it will be worth it.
  • Meanwhile, heat a large skillet or crepe pan over medium high heat. Spray with a light coat of oil. Place a tortilla in the skillet and cook until bubbles begin to form, 30-60 seconds. Flip and cook for 30 additional seconds. Place in a tortilla/pancake warmer or wrap in a towel atop a plate to keep warm until serving.
  • Continue until all tortillas are rolled and cooked.

Notes

*Coconut oil can be substituted for other oils, or butter at room temperature
This makes quite a few tortillas. You can freeze some of the dough to use at a later date. However, I find I never think far enough in advance to pull out frozen dough (unless it's cookie dough, as you can bake from frozen ;) ) If that sounds like you, I recommend cooking all the tortillas, and then you can freeze whichever ones you don’t use. Pre cooked, these can be pulled out even at the last minute and warmed in the microwave, oven or over an open flame on your stovetop. If you find they’re hard, wrap in a damp towel and microwave for a few seconds, or place in the oven at a low temperature. If you use the oven, be sure to keep a close eye so you don’t set the towel on fire.