Homemade Tortillas

I think I have gained 10 pounds the past two days. How you ask.

Two words.

Homemade tortillas!!!

I have always wanted to try my hand at these but thought they required special tools and, not to mention, lard. Then, on my fairy tale trip to Central Market, I discovered their tortillas. Their tortillas are like carb crack to me! They taste sooo good and are not gooey at all. When I read the ingredient list I was shocked. It was very simple and no lard, just oil!

At this point, I knew I could find a good recipe somewhere in cyber land to feed my carb crack addiction. Central Market is about a 40 minute drive from my house and with the price of gas, I would be broke before I ever got into the store!

Anyways, I did some searching and found this nice little recipe with a handy video. When I get a chance, I need to explore her website because it looks like it has a lot to offer if you love Mexican food.

Here is the cast of characters. How simple is this??? We all have this on hand.

2 cups of white flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vegetable oil
3/4 cup warm water

She suggest you add the wet ingredients into the mixed dry with a fork one tablespoon at a time. This was the hardest part for me because I am not patient and I wanted to just dump the water and oil in :) It seems like it will never mix into a dough but it does.

It's getting there....

Finally. You also have to knead the dough for about 5 minutes. That's when I break out the stand mixer :) After that, you cover it with a damp paper towel and let it rest for 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes, you pinch the dough and roll it into small balls. Then cover with the same damp towel and let it sit for another 10 minutes.

Finally, sprinkle some flour on your surface and start rolling the balls out into tortillas. They are about an 1/8 inch thick.

Cook in a black skillet until it starts bubbling and flip.

YUM!!

I ate 4 of these slathered with butter hot off the stove. I made another batch the next day and used half wheat flour. They turned out perfectly and were healthy right?? Thanks for the suggestion Suzy!

These were so easy to make and really not all that time consuming. The best part is that they taste so much better than store bought and are cheaper. I will warn you, once you start making these you will not stop eating them!!!