# Homemade Tortillas

Learn how to make homemade flour tortillas for less than 5 cents per tortilla.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 5 tablespoons room temperature butter
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 drizzle olive oil

## Instructions

1. Add three cups of flour, two teaspoons of baking powder, one and a half teaspoons of salt, five tablespoons of room temperature butter, and one cup of hot water to a big bowl.
2. Mix the ingredients until it forms a smooth ball.
3. Cover the dough with a warm damp towel and let it rest for 10 minutes.
4. Flour your surface and transfer the dough to it.
5. Sprinkle the dough with flour and roll it into a ball.
6. Cut the dough into 12 pieces with a knife.
7. Roll each individual piece of dough into a ball.
8. Place a dough ball on your floured surface and dust it with a little flour.
9. Roll out the dough until it's about 6 to 8 inches in diameter, using a roll, flip, rotate, roll technique.
10. Get a skillet or a thick-bottomed pan and set the temperature to medium-high heat.
11. Add just a drizzle of olive oil to the skillet.
12. Wait until your skillet is warmed up, then lay a tortilla on the skillet.
13. Cook for about 45 seconds or until it starts to bubble up.
14. Flip the tortilla over and cook for another 30 to 60 seconds.
15. Once cooked, place the tortilla on a plate and cover it with a towel.

## Equipment

- big bowl
- warm damp towel
- knife
- skillet
- thick bottom pan
- plate

## Tips

- The tortillas are soft and won't tear.
- This recipe is simple and saves money.
- Homemade tortillas have no filler and taste incredible.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVYvYrWkVng/?igsh=MWZkOG9jZGNobHUwMg==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5598436d-caad-47fb-9749-26c9d60a6420
- Extracted: 2026-03-05

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