# Tortillas de Queso

A recipe for making cheese-filled tortillas.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 1 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.25 cup melted unsalted butter
- 1.5 cup hot water
- 1 cheese

## Instructions

1. In a bowl, mix together 4 cups of all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons of salt, and 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
2. Add a quarter cup of melted unsalted butter and 1 1/2 cups of hot water to the bowl.
3. Mix the ingredients until a dough forms. Add more water if needed until no more sticks to the bowl.
4. Divide the dough into two equal portions.
5. Roll each portion into a smooth ball, then flatten it and add cheese in the center.
6. Seal the dough around the cheese, remove excess dough and round it off again.
7. Lightly flour a surface and roll the dough from the center out, then back towards you.
8. Flip the dough over and roll from the center out again.
9. Heat a cast iron skillet and cook the tortillas until they puff up like pillows.

## Equipment

- bowl
- measuring cups
- whisk
- rolling pin
- cast iron skillet

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Ah5jePC9W/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/70c8a704-afdb-4eb3-ac77-9a76215a1d00
- Extracted: 2025-02-07

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