Home Made Flour Tortillas

These were so quick and simple to make! I can see why they have been a staple food for thousands of years!

Vegan Recipe! Home Made Flour Tortillas**

Makes 8 8-10" tortillas

1.5 cups flour*
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbs olive oil
1/2 + 1/8 cup warm water















Put your ungreased cast iron pan on med heat.

In a large bowl mix all ingredients well with hands and then separate into 8 balls. Dust the balls with flour and let them rest for 10 minutes.
Letting them rest is very important. It makes them easier to roll out nice and thin. A thick tortilla is just a thin biscuit. No one wants a thin biscuit OR a thick tortilla, so let them rest.

Roll each tortilla with floured rolling pin on floured board, or use your floured hands to press them out into rounds. With even pressure, roll outward in all directions to make a nice, round tortilla approx 10" across.
Lay it gently in your hot pan for about a minute and a half. It will bubble on top. Flip it and leave for another minute. Don't leave them too long or they will be crisp and not soft like you want them.
Put hot tortilla on a clean dish towel on a plate. Spray with a half second spray of olive oil cooking spray and cover with clean towel. Eat them as soon as possible for maximum freshness. If they get cold, re-heat them quickly in your cast iron pan and eat immediately.

Footnotes:

* I used white but I will try them with whole wheat next time
** I looked at a lot of recipes and other than varying the amount and type of oil they were all the same, so I didn't note a website.