How does a stack of soft and warm homemade tortillas sound to you? Tempting and delicious right?
Now with my recipe for Easy Homemade Flour Tortilla Recipe, you can tuck into this deliciousness in under an hour. Tender, soft and quick and so simple to make you will never go back to store-bought. EVER!
These tortillas are perfect for wraps due to their soft and pliable texture. They’re also incredibly versatile—use them as pizza bases, gyros, or in countless other creative ways.
MAKING THE TORTILLAS
These tortillas are super easy to make with just 5 ingredients:
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Hot water
- Vegetable shortening or oil (I prefer shortening for a better texture)
- Flour
Here’s how to make them:
- Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
- Add vegetable shortening or butter. Rub it into the flour with your fingertips until you get a coarse, breadcrumb-like texture.
- If using oil, mix it with the hot water and add it to the flour.
- Use a fork to mix the dough, then knead it for about a minute until it’s soft and pliable.
Traditionally, tortillas are made with lard, but vegetable shortening, butter, or oil are great substitutes.
Let the Dough Rest
- Rest Time: Allow the dough to rest for about 30 minutes.
- Why It Matters: Resting helps the flour absorb the water and lets the gluten relax.
- Benefits: Relaxed gluten makes it easier to roll out the tortillas. Without resting, the dough may shrink or spring back as you roll it.
Giving the dough that half-hour really makes a difference.
Cooking the Tortillas:
- Roll Out: After resting for 30 minutes, roll out the tortillas.
- Heat the Pan: Spray a pan with nonstick cooking spray and heat it over medium-low.
- Cook: Cook each tortilla for 15 to 20 seconds on each side. Turn with a spatula when bubbles start to form.
- Keep Warm: Remove from heat and cover with a clean cloth to keep them soft while you cook the rest.
This recipe is perfect for beginners—simple and delicious! Just be sure not to overcook; 15 to 20 seconds per side is ideal.
Enjoy ♥
Easy Homemade Flour Tortilla Recipe
- 2 ½ cups / 300g All Purpose Flour / cake flour plus extra to form tortillas.
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 5 Tablespoons / 65g vegetable shortening or ⅓ cup oil (Note 1 )
- 1 cup / 250ml hot water
- Sift the cake or all purpose flour
- Add salt and baking powder.
- Using your fingertips, rub the butter or shortening into the flour.
- If you prefer using oil instead of butter or shortening, then add the oil with the 1 cup of hot water to the flour. Make sure that you add the water slowly
- Mix the dough with a fork, just to bring it together, then knead it for about a minute to form a soft dough.
- Preferably, you should leave the dough to rest for half an hour. This helps the flour to absorb all the water and it helps the gluten to relax. When the gluten is relaxed, it makes it easier to roll out tinner tortillas.
- After 30 minutes roll out the tortillas, spray a pan with non stick cooking spray and cook the tortillas on the pan for 15 -20 seconds on each side. Turn with a spatula when you see bubbles forming.
- Cover with a clean cloth as you cook the rest of the tortillas. This keeps the tortillas soft.
Video
If you like this recipe, be sure to check out my other amazing bread recipes
Still hungry for more?
Follow on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram for the latest recipe updates.
Louise - Cooking with kids says
I love Mexican food too but I've never made tortilla. These look much nicer than shop bought ones, though, and easy to make too! Thanks for sharing
The Gardening Foodie says
Thank you Louise, oh and they do taste so good too, I really hope that you get a chance to try out this recipe 🙂
Katherine | Love In My Oven says
My husband asked me just the other day why I don't make tortillas, since we eat a ton of them and I make all of our bread! I didn't have an answer for him....but now I do!! Definitely pinning this recipe - they look great Ashika!! PS - You've got to make it to Mexico one day 🙂
The Gardening Foodie says
Haha that is great, so perfect timing for this recipe, it is so delicious and easy to make your own.
Thank you for pinning...and visiting Mexico one day is definitely on my wish list:)
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
Very soft and fresh! I haven't made flour wraps in a while...time to start a batch!
The Gardening Foodie says
Thank you Angie...hope you get a chance to make these soon as well 🙂
2pots2cook says
Definitely worth of trying. Thank you so much !
The Gardening Foodie says
Thank you and you are welcome, I am so happy that you like the recipe too 🙂
Emma - Bake Then Eat says
I’d love to visit Mexico it looks so exciting and the food....... oh la la 😀 these tortillas look great!
The Gardening Foodie says
Oh so true, such a beautiful country 🙂
Thank you Emma...have a great weekend 🙂
Neha says
Oh wow! I haven't thought of making tortillas at home before. Wonderful recipe. I can't wait to see the filling you have got for these!
The Gardening Foodie says
Thank you Neha...I really do hope that you get a chance to try these out, they are delicious 🙂
puja says
OMG super amazing recipe! I love it!
The Gardening Foodie says
Thank you Puja...I am so glad that you love the recipe too 🙂
Thao @ In Good Flavor says
The stack of tortillas look so delicious and soft, I can eat them as is. If it isn't almost midnight, I'd want to go make a batch right now!
The Gardening Foodie says
Haha...it is never too late to make these deliciousness. Thank you Thao, these are so yummy 🙂
[email protected] says
Another excellent quick and easy recipe Ashika. Thanks! Recipes like this are perfect for Lynne and I and our busy lives. Plus, we both love Mexican food too, and we'd so much rather make everything from scratch, including Tortilla's rather than get shop bought ones. 🙂
The Gardening Foodie says
Awww Thank you and you are welcome Neil. These are so easy and quick to make and they really do taste so much better than shop bought 🙂
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says
Ooooh I think I could eat a stack of these just plain!! Nothing on them needed! These are making me hungry for carbs hehehehe. Definitely need to make these!!
Adeola says
Pls what is vegetable shortening called in Nigeria
The Gardening Foodie says
Hi Adeola. I am not sure what vegetable shortening is called in Nigeria. However you can use butter in place of the shortening. It will work out just as nicely.
When you do go grocery shopping, check in the fridge where the butter and margarine is kept and look for a white type of margarine, which will most likely be a type of shortening.
But if you cannot find it, then it will be fine to just use the butter 🙂
Maria Doss says
Though homemade tortillas are a bit of work when compared to picking up a packet from the grocery store, these look 100x better Ashika. I can't get over how soft they are:)