Easy 'Flour' Tortillas

Homemade tortillas are delicious for soft tacos or wraps. Made with Pamela’s All-Purpose Flour Artisan Blend.
See our step-by-step instructions.

Ingredients

    Yield:

    • 2 cups (280 g) Pamela's All-Purpose Flour Artisan Blend (280 gr.)
    • ¼ cup solid vegetable shortening or solid coconut oil
    • ¾ teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons warm water
Directions

    TO MAKE TORTILLA DOUGH WITH ELECTRIC STAND MIXER: Combine flour, shortening, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Mix until a coarse meal is formed. On low speed, slowly add water and mix well, until a shaggy ball of dough forms. Scrape any remaining dough from the sides of the bowl onto the dough ball.

    TO MAKE TORTILLA DOUGH WITH FOOD PROCESSOR: In a bowl of the food processor, combine flour, shortening, and salt. Pulse until a coarse meal is formed. With the food processor turned on, add water slowly in stages. First, add 1/2 cup water through the tube until evenly mixed. Slowly add another 1/4 cup water and mix well, until a ball of dough comes together. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of water so the dough forms a ball.

    Remove half the dough from the bowl, roll and form the dough into a log, and wrap it in plastic. Repeat with the second half and let sit for 30 to 60 minutes (this will make the dough less sticky to work with), or up to 3 days in the refrigerator.

    Cut two 6- or 7-inch squares of parchment for each tortilla that you press. Cut each dough log into 8 pieces (for 5-inch tortillas) or 5 pieces (for 6-inch tortillas). To keep dough fresh and supple, keep it covered while working.

    TO MAKE TORTILLAS WITH ROLLING PIN: Roll one piece of dough between two pieces of parchment (or plastic wrap) until very thin. It does not have to be perfectly round; concentrate on thin.

    TO MAKE TORTILLAS WITH TORTILLA PRESS: Place a square of parchment in tortilla press, flatten a disk of dough with your palms, place on parchment, add a second piece of parchment on top, close cover, and press. Rotate the tortilla and papers 180° and press again. Leave between papers and cover until ready to cook.

    TO COOK TORTILLAS: Cook on a medium-hot cast-iron pan, or griddle set at 400°. Carefully peel off the paper from one side, and place dough-side down on the pan. After cooking for one minute, peel off the top layer of parchment paper (it should peel off easily), then cook the tortilla for one more minute. Flip and cook for two more minutes on the second side. Repeat with as many tortillas as you want to make.

    Serve immediately, or to serve many tortillas all together, keep warm by placing tortillas as they are made inside a plastic bag or other sealed container lined with a cloth napkin. The warmth and moisture keep the whole stack pliable.

    TO SAVE: Stack tortillas with parchment in between, then wrap in kitchen towel, place in a plastic bag, and seal. Tortillas will keep for 3 days in a cool, dark, dry place.

    TO REHEAT: Open the bag and heat slowly in the microwave, flipping the whole package halfway through. Alternatively, remove the tortillas from the bag, unwrap the towel and remove the parchment; stack all tortillas together and wrap in moistened and squeezed-dry paper towels; microwave stack until warm, about 30 seconds.

    Note:

    Tortillas can be made with rolling pin or tortilla press. An inexpensive tortilla press can be found at your local Mexican market.

    © Pamela's Products, Inc.

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