Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas Recipe - Chef John's Version

Ingredients

• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.75 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.25 cup vegetable shortening
• 0.5 cup hot water
• 0.25 cup all-purpose flour for dusting

Instructions

1. Whisk together 1 ¾ cups flour, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl.
2. Cut in vegetable shortening using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Create a well in the center.
3. Mix in hot water, gradually working the flour mixture and water together with a fork until combined. Transfer the dough to a cutting board.
4. Knead the dough until it forms a smooth, soft ball, about 3 minutes. If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour.
5. Lightly flour the cutting board, cover the dough with a bowl, and let it rest for 15 minutes to relax the gluten.
6. Divide the dough into eight equal portions; keep them covered until ready to use. Roll out each dough ball by hand or with a tortilla press to your desired thickness.
7. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place one tortilla in the hot skillet; cook for about 1 minute, until bubbles start to form. Flip the tortilla and cook for another minute. Flip again and cook for a final minute. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.

Nutrition

• Calories: 171 kcal
• Fat Content: 7 g
• Fiber Content: 1 g
• Sodium Content: 234 mg
• Protein Content: 3 g
• Carbohydrate Content: 24 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 2 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g