Easy Soft Flour Tortillas

• servings: 10 items
• active time: 30 minutes
• total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled

1 teaspoon fine sea salt

2/3 cup (160ml) very warm water

5 tablespoons light flavored oil, melted shortening, melted lard or melted butter

Directions

Make Tortilla Dough

Add the salt to the warm water and stir together until the salt dissolves.

In a large bowl, use a fork to combine the flour with the oil (or other fat) until it looks crumbly. Pour in almost all of the salty water and stir until a shaggy dough forms. If the mixture seems dry, add a bit more of the water.

When the dough comes together, transfer to a floured work surface and knead until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes.

Cover with a clean dishcloth and leave for at least 15 minutes and up to 2 hours. Resting the dough makes rolling it out easier.

Divide the dough into ten equally sized blobs and shape them into small disks. Use a rolling pin to roll each small disk into 8-inch rounds. The thinner, the better. If you get 9-inch tortillas, don’t worry! We also don’t worry too much about making them perfectly round. (See our video to watch us do it.)

Stack the rolled tortillas with a piece of parchment paper between them. Alternatively, you can roll and cook the tortillas at the same time. Roll one tortilla out, then roll the next tortilla out while it cooks.

Cook Tortillas

Heat a wide, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. When it’s hot, add the first tortilla. Within 20 to 30 seconds, you should start to see it puffing up with bubbles.

When the bottom of the tortilla has some brown spots, flip it and cook until the second side is browned in places and the tortilla looks dry around the edges. Each tortilla will take 1 to 2 minutes to cook. If this is taking a long time, increase the heat. If the pan smokes or browns the tortillas too quickly, turn the heat down.

Transfer the cooked tortilla to a dishcloth and cover it, then continue with the remaining tortillas, adjusting the heat as needed.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 (8-inch) tortilla
• Calories: 92
• Total Fat: 0.4g
• Saturated Fat: 0g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 233.8mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 19.1g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.7g
• Total Sugars: 0.1g
• Protein: 2.6g