Homemade Tortillas

So I've been gonna try to make my own tortillas for a while and just now got around to it. I'm so glad I did! I was actually shocked the first bite I took and it tasted like a store bought one only better. I don't know about you guys but I use tortillas on a semi-regular basis and this is gonna save me so much money!

 

So do you guys want the recipe? OK here it is!

 

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups of white flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup warm water

How easy is that? I had all these supplies already!

 

DIRECTIONS:

 

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In another bowl combine the warm water and oil.

 Add the water/oil mixture to the flour mixture, one tablespoon at a time(or a little more) and mix the dough with a fork. Once the water is mixed in, add another tablespoon of water and repeat the process until all the water is mixed into the dough.
The dough will be sticky.

Lightly flour a wooden cutting board and knead the dough.
Kneading is done by pushing the dough with the heals and palms of both hands down onto the board. Fold the dough back onto itself, give a quarter turn and push again with the palms and heels of you hands. Just repeat this process for about 4 to 5 minutes, adding flour when the dough gets sticky. Eventually the stickiness will go away and you will have smooth dough.

Place the dough back into the bowl and cover it with a damp towel or damp paper towel. Let rest for 20 minutes.

Divide the dough into golf ball sized balls by pinching of the dough. Form each piece of dough into a nice ball shape. Place the balls on a flat dish making sure they don't touch and cover with the damp cloth and let rest for another 10 minutes.

Lightly dust your wooden cutting board with flour. Take one of the balls of dough and flatten it out to a 4 inch or so circle. Rub flour on the rolling pin and begin rolling out your dough. Roll until dough is about 1/8 inch thick.

Preheat a skillet or cast iron pan on medium high heat. Place the tortilla on the preheated skillet, You don't need any oil or butter, for about 30 seconds. Flip over and cook on the other side for another 30 seconds. Seriously, That's all it takes! Try not to over cook it or your tortilla will get hard.(I know from experience :])

Keep your tortillas warm by covering them on a plate with a towel or in a tortilla warmer. You can also refrigerate or freeze them. If you freeze the tortillas, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and put them in a Ziploc bag. When you are ready to use them, first thaw at room temperature and then wrap them in foil and place them in a 250 degree oven for a 10 to 15 minutes. Easy right! I'm so excited I found this recipe at http://www.cooking-mexican-recipes.com/flour_tortilla_recipe.html

I had chicken tacos with these and it was so yummy. Oh yeah, did I mention these are low fat! Easy, money saving, and low fat. What more could you ask for?