Homemade Butter Tortillas
Easy and delicious homemade tortillas. You probably already have everything you need to make these at home!
Yield: 8 Tortillas
Materials
- 2½ cups All-Purpose Flour (298 g) I like T-65 flour in France but have also substituted whole wheat flour.
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup butter, cubed (57 g) Could also use lard, shortening, or vegetable oil.
- ⅞ - 1 cup hot tap water (220 to 227 g). Start with the smaller amount and add more if necessary.
Instructions
- In a medium to large bowl, mix the salt into the flour.
- Add the butter to the mixture. With your fingers, pinch the cubes into the flour until it disappears. This will take about five minutes.
- Add the lesser amount of water the dough and quickly stir together. Add more water, little by little, if the dough isn't coming together.
- Put the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead briefly, just until it comes together in a ball. If the dough is too sticky you can add more flour.
- Put the dough in a medium bowl to rest. You can add a little bit of oil to help prevent it from sticking. Cover with a towel and let the dough rest for about 30 minutes, which makes the tortillas easier to roll out.
- When you're ready to roll out the tortillas, start preheating a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Divide the dough into eight equal sized balls. If you're using a scale, they'll weigh about 57 g each.
- On a lightly floured surface roll out the tortillas one at a time. They'll be about 8" in diameter.
- Cook each tortilla in an un-greased pan for about 30 seconds on each side. When you see bubbles forming they're ready to flip. Wrap the finished tortillas in a clean towel while you cook the rest.
Notes
- If you want to use 1 teaspoon of baking powder for a thicker tortilla you can. Add it when you're adding the salt to the flour.
- If you don't have time to let the tortillas rest for the full 30 minutes it's okay - resting just makes it easier to roll them out.
- To reheat the tortillas, add a little bit of oil to a skillet and fry on each side for about 30 seconds.
- Tortillas will keep in the refrigerator for a few days, I like to store them in a plastic bag to make sure they don't get any air and dry out.