Staple · makes bread

Homemade Flour Tortillas

No yeast

Soft, pliable, and faster than a trip to the store.

Drafted before first bake. I’ll refine this recipe after I test it in my kitchen.

Baking powder does the lift, so there is nothing to feed and nothing to plan ahead for. Rolled thin and cooked dry in a hot skillet until they puff and blister. These back the taco and fajita nights on the dinner planner.

Ingredients

Ingredient Amount Notes
All-purpose flour 240 g About 2 cups
Baking powder 4 g About 1 tsp
Salt 4 g About 3/4 tsp
Olive oil 39 g About 3 tbsp
Warm water 170 g About 3/4 cup

Method

1Mix the dry (3 min)

Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Drizzle in the olive oil and rub it in with your fingers until the mixture looks crumbly.

2Bring it together (5 min)

Stir in the warm water a little at a time until a shaggy dough forms, then knead on the counter 2–3 minutes until smooth. Cover and rest 15 minutes.

3Divide and roll (10 min)

Divide into 8 balls. On a floured counter, roll each into a thin 8-inch round.

4Cook (8 min)

Heat a dry skillet over medium-high. Cook each tortilla about 45 seconds a side, until puffed with golden spots. Stack under a towel to keep them soft.

Compared to

The published recipes I studied when writing mine down. Respect to the bakers who came first.

Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas
Half Baked Harvest

Where the no-yeast, baking-powder method comes from.