How BORDER TOWN TORTILLERIA Makes the Softest HANDMADE FLOUR TORTILLAS in NYC -- food. curated.

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[angelinagarcia]

LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR STORY! I’m almost 58 yrs old. I TRIED making flour tortillas a couple yrs ago and they came out like Crackers!!! 😂 When Covid hit I decided to try again and again & again until I mastered the Art! I finally succeeded after making countless dozens. I do watch different U Tube videos to help me get to where I make them Exactly the way I want. Which is soft & thin. GOD BLESS YOU TWO ON YOUR NEW FOUND SUCESS. I’m a fan and will continue to follow your videos. 👍🏽👍🏽

[martyrrt]

Amazing story. My mother made flour tortillas by hand every day for almost 75 years. She was 90 when she passed. She had ten children. I miss her.

[lindajonesartist]

This is one thing that culture brings to this country. Every culture has specialties, and you have no idea how good it is until you eat an authentic, cultural meal hand-prepared by someone from that culture. I'm not Latina. But I've been making tortillas for more than 40 years. I originally learned from a Mexican immigrant. 20 years ago I suffered neurological damage and I couldn't remember how to make tortillas. I've had to relearn, but my tortillas are better than ever now. So, I can appreciate how there is a fine-line between a good tortilla and a so-so tortilla. It takes real intuition to know when it is exactly right. No recipe works 100% of the time, you have to go by feel. And that takes real talent. Hope your business continues to prosper, because there is a real need for cultural cooks to help fight prejudice. Food helps bring us together.

[RVingTheCountry]

Great story! I use to own soup trucks in El Paso Texas!!!! We made fresh tortillas too . Stuff like this makes me miss those days. I actually sold everything to rv around the country. This makes me wanna start selling my tortillas at all the Rv campgrounds I’m at. Love it guys!!! Keep up the good hustle!

[annsalty]

I finally was able to do this after this video and not make a mess!!! Getting the dough just right, not over hydrating, and mixing the salt into the water first, and kneading the dough until right was key. I added enough salt until the water tasted salty which worked fantastically! Mine came out perfect! No more store bought or eating out where you have no idea if the tortillas are fresh or what they are made of. Just simple all purpose organic flour, salt (i use sea salt), leaf lard I render myself from organic farmer, and water. No preservatives. No hydrogenated fats.
My own measurements were 2 and a half cups flour, 3 to 4 tablespoons leaf lard, almost 1 and a half cups water(by feel as dough hydrates and you knead), and roughly 2 teaspoons salt. All salts vary, so taste the salted water.
By the way, THANK YOU for this video 👍🙏

[angiesegura]

Mixing the salt in with the water is a new concept for me. Thanks for this.

[AlanMedina]

Adding Lard is the key to the flour tortillas richness.

Handmade tortillas are the best.

[josefinaelenaleonflores]

Que emoción al ver el video, soy de San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora y muy orgullosa de serlo. . . Good Luck!!!

[trinysbridal]

That’s awesome! I’m a Mexican mom and one of my daughters just started learning to make tortillas, I have given her all the advice she needs I’m sure she will soon make them better than me ❤ I am sharing this video with her

[coachwalk]

Had some homemade tortillas once from a Mexican mom of one of my students. Over 20 years ago and I still have had nothing like it.

[mdce]

Y'all had me at Sonoran flour. Then, ya boy threw that Oaxacan cheese on that taco masterpiece and sealed the deal. Much love from Houston!

[nancyarchibald]

I was raised in Douglas, AZ across the border from Sonora, Mexico. (Agua Prieta). I loved eating these in my youth. Thank you for sharing! Pork lard is the reason. Great flavors and elasticity of the dough. 😊

[OwaisSiddiqui]

I legitimately cried real tears!!! Thanks for coming back!!!

[jwmever]

You're Awesome!! I pray for your every success and you can increase!
I'm trying to make Exact Flour Tortilla as my aunts, cousins Grandma and Mom made...absolutely nothing as delicious like their Flour Tortilla. They had AMAZING Flavor and were thin and soft fluffy.
I will keep trying to master this.
Thank you for the tip to add the Salt to the water and mix and dissolve first.
Thank you so much and God Bless You

[keridas]

Congratulations! May you continue to have tons of success.

[annsalty]

This is the best video for learning how to do flour tortillas! I had success following every step exactly and these are the best! Now if I get flour tortillas at the store, the mass produced ones, I can hardly eat them they are so bad. Its worth it to make home made tortillas!!!!

[Mothafuckenzay]

Hell yea, you took her to mexicali for tacos! The best man

[tracyjohnson]

I'm jealous lol. I make my own tortillas because my autistic grandson goes through food phases and he keeps swinging around to cheese quesadillas. It was getting pricey so I started attempting them myself. I have a good recipe, great flavor... they aren't really round. I have made some that were round ish but yeah we eat them anyways lol.

[corbanx]

Sending a white silky powder over the border from Mexico to the US via UPS ^^ I wonder how often it gets checked and every time the controller: "It just flower. Again!"

[migol]

This guy proves that Mexicans don't just eat corn tortillas. It's such a huge misconception that flour tortillas are not traditional. They definitely are.