Homemade Tortillas

My family absolutely loves homemade tortillas. Not only do they taste so much better than store bought, but we also know exactly what ingredients are in them. With all the dietary needs our family has, this is a pretty big deal.

Rolling out tortillas may not be hard, but I knew I wanted to make things as quick and easy as possible if I was going to be making tortillas on a regular basis. So, we bought this tortilla press and have used it for so much more than just tortillas.  It also makes the perfect personal-size pizza! 

Now for the super easy instructions and recipe! 

Add ingredients to the mixer and divide dough into 16 balls.  Once the dough is divided, I do one of 2 things: I either let them rest for 15 min so I can cook and enjoy them right away, or I freeze them on a cookie sheet, put them in a bag, and use them later.

Now, on to the fun tortilla press! I have found that cutting open a gallon sized ziploc bag works best for this. Open up the bag, place the dough in the center and press 4 times, turning 1/4 of a turn each time. This helps give the tortillas a more even rounded look.

Press dough between bag.

Tortillas are about 7″ wide  

Cook on iron griddle

I then carefully move the pressed tortilla onto a hot griddle. I love my stovetop iron griddle for this. If you do not have a griddle, you can use a regular pan and cook them one at a time. Cook for about 1 min on each side and voila!

 

Homemade Tortillas

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt (I use Himalayan)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 cup warm water

Instructions