How to Make Flour Tortillas
This lard-free homemade flour tortilla recipe tastes just like the real thing. Learn how to make flour tortillas with our easy to follow flour tortilla recipe.
Servings 8 Tortillas
Calories 171kcal
Cost $2
Ingredients
- 3 cup Flour
- ⅓ cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Hot Water
Instructions
- Whisk flour and salt together in a bowl.
- Add vegetable oil and mix with your hands. Mix until you see small crumbles.
- Add hot water and stir with a wooden spoon. Stir until everything is mixed and the dough forms a ball.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes. This step isn't necessary but we find the dough more pliable.
- Break apart into 8-10 pieces and form balls. Roll out each ball to the desired size.
- Heat up cast-iron pan on medium high. Once heated place rolled out tortilla on grill.
- Cook about 30 seconds per side (Watch out they burn easy!) Repeat until all tortillas are cooked.
Nutrition
Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 292mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 2mg
