How to make Soft Flour Tortillas | Como Hacer Tortillas de Harina

Today I am making my Grandmother's soft flour tortillas. This is one of the first recipe I remember learning as a child. I have listed the measurements and tips below. Making a soft tortilla takes practice and familiarizing yourself with what the dough feels like and the texture before your roll out the tortilla. My best advice is keep on trying and don't give up. Best wishes to you all on your tortilla making journey!

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0:00 Intro
0:12 Dough Prep
2:33 Kneading The Dough
5:44 Rolling Out The Dough
7:20 Cooking The Tortilla
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Here is the way I like to make my super soft flour tortillas just like my Grandma made them. These tortillas are perfect for burritos, wraps and tacos. The fat content in the recipe can be substituted with a healthy oil of your choice, butter or lard. If I had to give one tip to making good tortillas, it would be practice makes perfect. There are so many variables that can change the outcome, so hopefully with practice you can adjust and succeed making a great tortilla. Best of luck and don't give up!

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FLOUR TORTILLAS WITH BUTTER

INGREDIENTS
3 cups all purpose flour (400 g )
2 tsp baking powder (7.5 g )
8 oz hot water (236.59 ml )
1/3 cup lard or shortening (65 g) *use only 1/4 cup (59 ml) if using oil
1 tsp salt (5 grams salt) *use salt of choice

FLOUR

CAST IRON SKILLET

TIPS FOR SOFT TORTILLAS
*Be sure the dough is moist and slightly tacky before kneading.
*IF the dough is still too wet, add a Tbsp of flour at a time until workable
*Be sure to knead for 10 to 15 minutes dough should be smooth and soft after kneading
*Be sure to rest for 15 minutes to allow the gluten in the flour to relax which helps the tortilla to bubble while cooking
*Try to roll out your tortilla thin
*Over use of flour during the roll-out process may change the texture

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[artifice_crafts]

I am 12 years girl and I made this for all my family members. it was like roti, but some appreciated and some teased. Although, I made a 1st food by myself. I am happy with that.

[dwest]

The fact that I really watched an 11minute and 53 second video on how to make tortillas really is a credit to how good this tutorial was. Your voice, simple editing, makes it feel easy.

[JT-pylv]

I learned how to make tortillas almost 35 years ago from a co-worker. He was from Mexico. The youngest child of a large family. His daily chores included getting up early each morning to make tortillas. He told me that he would make 3-4 dozen per day. Said he started making them when he was 7 years old. He passed away long ago. Thank you Joe Flores from Winnemucca for teaching me.

Thank you for the memories Gochujang Mama. Guess what I'm doing for breakfast this morning ? Yep, chorizo, papas y huevos and homemade tortillas.

[courtneybartz]

I tried and tried to make soft and pliable tortillas for years until I found this recipe! Now I make them ALL THE TIME. Far superior to grocery store brands, and if I'm out of lard, I just substitute for 2 tablespoons softened butter and a 4th cup vegetable oil and they still turn out perfect! They can be used for anything you want. Tonight I made smothered cheesy beef and rice burritos and they fold up so, so easy...they even stay nice and tender after the burritos get a quick bake! So impressed, thank you!

[aaggonzalez]

Had to Stop watching the video and put pause to put this comment on here.. When you were making the small dough balls, just looking at your hands reminded me so much of my grandma and doing the same motion when she would make fresh tortillas for dinner con unas rajas con queso or huevo con chorizo. It brought back some very nice memories thank you for that
Edit: 6 min later.
WoW. I so didn't know you were gonna make chorizo con huevo. Literally brought a tear 😢 to my eyes. My wuelita passed away lat last year. Really Thank you for these memories.

[melindaward]

I have tried and tried to make flour tortillas in my 43 years of matrimony but they were never soft enough to roll for a burrito. Made these and my husband he doesn’t want to eat bought ones anymore. Thankful I saw your recipe now but wish I had it years ago!

[cheshirepat]

My family just made these tonight. I made the dough, my wife and I rolled the balls, and my 7 year old and I rolled them into shape while my wife cooked them in the pan. They are amazing! Thank you for the family project (and dinner!)

[lilywang]

I love it when people say “ that’s what my grandma taught me”, it makes remember mine. Oh, great recipe too😊

[lipstickprincess]

My tortillas have sucked for 52 years mainly because I spoke zero Spanish and therefore could not communicate with my grandmother.
I’ve tried so many variations of tortilla recipes on YouTube and they’ve all had disastrous results.
I followed your technique and recipe down to the last detail and my tortillas were amazing!!!
Thank you so much, The search is over!

Hello Everyone, I want to take the time to thank you for all the love and support of this video.
Recently I had the comments disabled because the negative vulgar comments were overwhelming. I also wanted to say that if your tortillas come out too dry, the dough is too sticky or they don't come out soft then peruse the comment section for tips or check the description below this video. I have answered to the best of my ability and the answers you are looking for are there.
I also want to address some comments that I receive about this recipe or myself.
This recipe is the way my Mexican grandmother made her delicious flour tortillas. I love her flour tortillas and this is why I make them this way. I will not debate on the historical authenticity of flour tortillas or how you may think these are wrong. If you disagree with this recipe...move along. YOU TUBE is a giant universe with many tortilla recipes that may suit your cooking needs. The best advice I can give anyone is to practice. My measurements are not weighed therefore your cup of flour might be more than my cup of flour which may be the reason the tortillas come out drier or hard. It took me years to confidently make a good tortilla. I have eaten my fair share of dry hard tortillas...lol! Good luck, best wishes and happy cooking you guys. Keep searching for your perfect tortillas, share them with the ones you love and make lasting memories the way my grandmother did for my whole family. 💖

[carloscontreras]

We were spoiled by my grandmothers as they made homemade tortillas every day. My mothers' mother lived across the street from us and I pretty much ate with her at least 4 times a week so she wasn't by herself. Those were the best, and her food was the best, missed those days!!!

[olgachavez]

My 80yr old mother's exact recipe! Simply perfect! For this 54yr old spoiled child that didn't even know how to fry an egg! Just learned how to make floured tortillas!! ❤🎉😊

[Emiliapocalypse]

For anyone else who might be relying on expired baking powder from the back of their pantry during this current situation…
You can test to see if your baking powder is still good to use by sprinkling some in a cup of hot water. If it fizzes it’s still good!

[monacan]

My grandmother passed away before I realized how important it would be to learn how to make tortillss... married now with 3 kids and I wish I would've taken the time to learn. So here I am at 26 learning to make them for my family. Thank you for the receipe. I'm trying this tonight! 🤞

[katecondado]

this quarantine has me learning how to cook

[mizzmarlizzle]

7 years later and this recipe is still the best recipe for flour tortillas every single time. Thank you again!❤

[tarabooartarmy]

Seeing the amount of work required to make these gives me a whole new level of respect for people who make them regularly!

[momfkrboss]

3 cups of all purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of kosher salt
1/3 cup of vegetable shortening
1 cup of hot water
(I’m hard headed, so I wrote the ingredients down.)

[loisthadei]

Oh, my goodness. For the first time in 75 years I successfully made soft, beautiful, pliable tortillas! Thank you.

[Solorivera]

I just wanted to mention that I made my first dozen of tortillas EVER today with the help of your instructional vid. And they were delicious my kids devoured them. Thank you Mama