From-Scratch Tortillas
These quick and easy five-ingredient tortillas will transform your taco night! You’ll love it because they’re so fluffy and delicious it makes the extra effort totally worth it. Give them a try next taco Tuesday and totally change your taco game!
Equipment
- rolling pin OR tortilla press
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup avocado oil or melted butter
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Warm your water.1 cup warm water
- Combine all your ingredients together.3 cups all-purpose flour, ⅓ cup avocado oil, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking powder
- Mix until everything is well incorporated.
- Pour your mixture out on a clean counter, and knead until a smooth doughball forms (about 2 minutes).
- Using a bench scraper or knife, divide your doughball into 3 even sections. Then divide each of those sections into 4 even sections.
- Roll each of the 12 sections into a ball.
- Using a rolling pin or tortilla press, roll out each doughball until it's about ⅛ in. thick.
- Place your tortilla into a skillet or electric griddle on medium heat.
- Cook for about 2 minutes, or until the tortilla starts becoming golden brown.
- Flip the tortilla, and cook the other side for an additional 2 minutes.
- Place the cooked tortilla in a tortilla warmer, or a towel-covered plate.
- Repeat with the remaining doughballs.