{Black Bean and Cheese Quesadillas recipe}
How to Make Tortillas
Have you ever made homemade tortillas before? If you haven’t you should give them a try. But let me warn you, as soon as you do, you may never want to buy packaged tortillas again.
I first learned how to make homemade tortillas from my friend MamaJJ, and have been making them ever since.
Here is her simple {and delicious} recipe:
How to Make Homemade Tortillas
Ingredients
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- 2 cups All purpose flour
- 1 tea Salt
- 1 1/2 tea Baking powder
- 2 tea Vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup Warm milk
Instructions
- Mix dry with wet and knead for a few minutes. Cover dough with a dish towel and allow to rest for 20 minutes. Cut dough into 8 pieces, roll out into circles and fry in a cast iron skillet for 45 seconds on each side {I sprayed my pan with Pam first}. Fill with beans and rice.
Want to learn how to make refried beans too? Head on over HERE.
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Heather says
Homemade tortillas!!! Wow…and here I always thought that they would be so time consuming and complicated, but will have to give them a try. Can you freeze them? Or do you use them fresh? Can you make up a batch a day early? Inquiring minds want to know 🙂
suzanne says
Does anyone know if rice milk can be substituted for cows milk? I never have that on hand. Could I sub half the white flout for whole wheat?
Trish says
I was taught years ago by a friend from Mexico, and she used warm water and shortening. They were great! I would think pretty much any liquid would do. I no longer use shortening, tho.
As for substituting 1/2 whole wheat flour, you have to remember it’s heavier/denser. I’d try 1/3 whole wheat to 2/3 white flour first, and then play with the recipe.
Wynne says
Wow, my tortillas really puffed up and looked nothing like these photos. I wonder why they needed baking powder. I used a tortilla press instead of rolling them out, but shouldn’t I still have gotten a good result?
Val says
What is tea salt? Can you use regular salt? Sea salt ?
Megan says
Teaspoon… 🙂
Rachel says
3/4 cup milk? I have everything else measured and I’m stumped!
Mavis Butterfield says
Yes. 3/4 cup milk.
Stephanie Burke says
Does it have to be cast iron skillet
Vivian says
Mavis, the link to the recipe for refrained beans does not work.
Mavis Butterfield says
Thank you I just fixed it. 🙂
Rachael says
Hi Mavis!
I just made your recipe last night & it got great reviews. I used olive oil which worked well. I was also short on time/lazy, so instead of rolling out the tortillas w/ a rolling pin & trimming them to a circle shape, I floured a dinner plate & dusted the ball of dough w/ flour. Then I smooshed it between the two plates. Perfect circle & saved time…!