Homemade Flour Tortillas

stacked tortillas on parchment paper with top tortilla folded in half with bowls and margaritas behind

Homemade Flour Tortillas

Soft, pillow-y, flexible, and oh so delicious! These easy to make Homemade Flour Tortillas are made with only 3 ingredients, come together relatively quick, and are the perfect addition to so many of your favorite dishes.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Tex-Mex

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 30

Resting Time: 20

Total Time: 55

Servings: tortillas

Calories: 176kcal

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
7½ Tablespoons salted butter room temperature
¾ cup water

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.
Mix together with hands until dough is soft and pliable.
Divide dough into 2 ounce portions.
Roll into balls.
Cover and allow to rest for 20 minutes.
Place a cast iron griddle over medium-low heat.
Remove one dough ball at a time and roll into a 6 inch circle.
Place on heated griddle.
Cook until the tortilla starts to puff and is just starting to develop brown spots, about 1-2 minutes.
Flip over.
Continue to cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until brown spots start to develop.
Remove to a plate and cover with a damp cloth.
As each tortilla is cooked, stack it under the cloth on top of the others.

Notes

Substitutions:

If you would like to make this recipe vegan, use your favorite plant-based butter!
Unsalted butter or vegetable oil can be used. Just remember to add 3/16 teaspoon salt!

Expert Tips:

Be sure to cover the dough when letting it rest.
If you don't have a scale, you can simply divide the dough into 12 even balls.
The tortillas do not have to be perfect circles.
Try and roll them as thin as you can! The thinner, the better.
Do not flour your work surface when rolling out the tortillas!
These tortillas cook better when allowed to rest the full 20 minutes, but they can be made immediately after mixing together.

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