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Tortilla Recipe

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I love soft shell tacos and love to make tacos at home. I decided I wanted to learn how to make tortillas. I’ve made these flour tortillas with two different types of flour, all-purpose and bread flour. Whichever flour I have the most of, that’s the one I use. All-purpose flour tends to be a little stiff but still good choice. Bread flour is chewier than all-purpose so it really depends on what you have on hand and what you prefer. My husband can barely tell the difference between the two so I don’t think it really matters.

Makes around 6 tortillas.

Ingredients:

  • 1½ cups of flour, bread or all-purpose
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • ½ cup hot water

Directions:

  1. Pre-heat large skillet on medium heat.
  2. In a medium bowl, add all ingredients and stir until it becomes an elastic lump, about 5 minutes. If it’s too sticky, add some more flour. If it’s too dry, add some more water.
  3. Divide into 6 pieces and roll into balls.
  4. On a floured surface, place a ball and roll into a flat tortilla. *I can never get mine into circles. They’re always ovals or rectangles.
  5. Place tortilla onto preheated, non-greased, skillet. Cooking each side for about 5 minutes, until there are golden brown circles on it.
  6. Roll out another tortilla while one is cooking on the skillet. Repeat until all are cooked.
  7. Enjoy!

I like to make my tortillas before the rest of the meal, when I’m done making them I wrap them in tin foil so they stay warm while I’m making the rest of dinner. These can be refrigerated for a couple of days but are best when eaten on the same day.