# Super Soft Flour Tortillas

These perfectly soft flour tortillas are made with one unusual ingredient that keeps them soft for days.

- Servings: 21 servings
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 2.5 tsp salt
- 3.75 cups heavy cream
- 0.75 cup hot water

## Instructions

1. Add 6 cups of all-purpose flour to a bowl.
2. Add 2.5 teaspoons of salt to the flour.
3. Mix the flour and salt with your clean hand.
4. Slowly pour in 3 cups of heavy cream and mix until the dough begins to form.
5. Add 3/4 cup of hot water and mix until the dough begins to form and is nice and sticky.
6. Cover the dough and allow it to rest for a few minutes.
7. After about five minutes, get the dough out of the bowl.
8. Knead the dough for about five minutes or until it doesn't feel very sticky and is nice and smooth.
9. Divide the dough into balls, depending on your desired tortilla size.
10. Shape the dough balls.
11. Place the dough balls on parchment paper and cover them with plastic wrap.
12. Allow the divided dough to rest for at least 20 minutes.
13. Heat your comal over medium heat.
14. Flour your clean countertop.
15. Place a ball of dough on the floured countertop.
16. Add a little more flour on top of the dough ball.
17. Press the dough ball down.
18. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough up and down, then flip it over and repeat the process until it's thin.
19. Shake off any excess flour from the rolled tortilla.
20. Place the tortilla on the hot comal and cook for about 20 seconds.
21. Once the tortilla begins to blister, flip it over to the other side.
22. Cook for another 15 to 20 seconds on the second side.
23. After 50 seconds, flip the tortilla over one last time.
24. Allow it to puff or give it another five seconds.
25. Once the tortilla completely puffs, remove it from the comal.
26. Transfer the cooked tortilla to a kitchen towel.

## Equipment

- bowl
- parchment paper
- plastic wrap
- rolling pin
- comal
- kitchen towel

## Tips

- The secret ingredient for soft tortillas is heavy cream.
- Shake off excess flour before placing the tortilla on the comal.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1834iXqYyt/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7575eb4d-bbd6-4008-b09e-289f45d1675a
- Extracted: 2026-03-12

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