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Easy Homemade Tortillas

Why buy pre-made when you can make these amazing easy tortillas in no time. You won't go back to store bought after you try these!

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch/Dinner, Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword tortillas
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings -3

Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups white or whole wheat flour plus more for rolling
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup avocado oil you can sub for your favorite oil
  • 3/4 to 1 cup water more or less depending on flour

Instructions

  1. Mix together flour and salt

  2. Mix together egg and avocado oil

  3. Pour egg mixture into flour and mix.

  4. Add enough water to bring all flour into the mixture, but you do not want to make it too runny or sticky. It should be easy to handle and the consistency of dough.

  5. Separate dough into 8 circles. If dough is still too sticky to handle, add more flour until you can separate easily.

  6. Heat skillet to medium high heat.

  7. Lightly flour a surface ( I use a cutting board) and your hands. Roll each circle out to desired thickness. Add more flour if needed to keep tortilla from sticking to surface and rolling pin.

  8. Carefully place in hot pan and cook for one minute. Flip and cook 30 - 45 second more on the other side.

  9. Place tortillas in a warm kitchen towel until ready to eat. Serve warm and the day of for best results.

Recipe Notes


Some people like to let the dough sit and rest for 30 minutes to help the gluten rest and dough roll out more easily. I found I do not need to do this, but is an option if you have extra time.


Lightly flouring your hands, the surface you are rolling on and your rolling pin will help keep the tortilla from sticking while you form it into a shape. 


If you cannot tolerate eggs at all, you can omit, just may need more water. The egg helps to bring a richer taste to the tortilla.