Homemade Tortillas Recipe for Tacos, Wraps, Burritos (2024)

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Learn how to make soft homemade flour tortillas using only 4-ingredients with this quick and easy step-by-step! This simple Mexican flatbread without yeast is so versatile and perfect to use for quesadillas, tacos, wraps, burritos, and more!

Homemade Tortillas Recipe

There are many foods that I eat almost every day and simple Mexican flatbread without yeast is one of them! I totally love that these homemade tortillas are so quick and easy to make and require only a few ingredients which I always have in my pantry. If you’ve never made your own tortillas, you should definitely give this recipe a try! They’re soft, tender, chewy, and way better than store-bought ones!

How to use Tortillas

Tortillas are very versatile and can be served in so many different ways. You can fry or bake them to make crispy Burrito Samosas or stuffed Quesadillas. Another great idea is to use them instead of pasta sheets to make a casserole like my Enchilada Lasagna. You can also fold them into Breakfast Burritos or wrap them into Spinach Wraps to take to work, school or university. Anyway, I also love to serve them as “Naan” as a side to a Creamy Vegan Curry, Lentil Dal, or Crispy Chickpea Salad with healthy vegetables!

Easy Tortillas from scratch

As mentioned before making flour Tortillas at home is really super easy! You only need 4 simple basic ingredients, all of which are very readily available. It’s just flour, baking powder, oil, and a pinch of salt.

How to make Homemade Tortillas

Start to whisk together the flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Next, add the oil and water and mix everything together with a chopstick or fork.

When the ingredients are combined and clump together, transfer the dough to a working surface and knead with your hands until the dough is smooth, about 2-3 minutes. Then shape the dough into a ball, cover with a kitchen towel and allow to rest for 15 minutes.

Make-ahead Tip

You could also form two balls – one to use immediately and the other to cook the next day. Simply wrap in foil tightly and store in the fridge until ready to use the next day.

After the chill time, divide the dough into 8 equal portions, depending on the size of Tortilla you want or how much dough you prepared. I recommend making smaller balls for tacos and larger balls for burritos. Now dust the pieces with a little flour, form into a ball and flatten with the palm of your hand. Work with one piece at a time and cover the rest so the dough won’t dry out. Roll out the first piece of dough with a rolling pin. Then roll out the next piece and repeat with the remaining pieces of dough.

How to cook Tortillas

What I also love about this Homemade Tortillas Recipe is that not only the preparation is pretty easy but also the cooking time is super short. About 30-45 seconds or until brown spots appear is all you’ll need! If you want to roll out all of the tortillas first and then fry one by one, please make sure to place a piece of parchment paper between the uncooked flatten flatbreads before stacking them or they will stick to each other. Alternatively, you can also fry one Tortilla while rolling out the next one. Just be sure the skillet is well preheated before frying them.

How to keep Tortillas soft

As soon as they are done cooking wrap the tortillas in damp paper towels so they won’t dry out. Alternatively, you can also stack them in an airtight container or ziplock bag to keep them soft but please be sure to not skip that step if you want soft tortillas.

How to store Homemade Tortillas

You can use these easy soft flour Tortillas immediately or wrap them in foil and store in an airtight container in the fridge. Furthermore, they freeze very well, so you can prepare more flatbreads ahead to use for future Mexican meals. Just make sure to lay a piece of parchment paper between each tortilla before placing the stack into the freezer bag so they won’t stick to each other. Anyway, I don’t know about you but I totally love when I can have homemade foods like Dumplings, Ravioli or Tortillas in no time!

How to reheat Tortillas

It’s totally normal that these flatbreads will not be as soft as on the day of cooking when they’re chilled. But you can easily microwave them for a few seconds to soften or reheat in the oven. To reheat the Tortillas in the oven, heat the oven to 350°F. Then, just wrap the Tortillas in aluminum foil and heat for 5 to 7 minutes or until the flour Tortillas are as warm as you’d like.

Vegan Mexican Recipes

As mentioned earlier in my blog post, there are already many recipes here on the blog for which you can use Homemade Tortillas. If you’re looking for some tasty Mexican vegan recipes here are some of my favorites

Sweet Potato Quesadillas
Burrito Samosas
Mexican Tortilla Casserole
Spinach Cashew Cheese Wraps
Mexican Pasta Salad
Mexican Sweet Potato Skins

If you like this Homemade Tortillas Recipe, you may also like my Scallion Pancakes, Aloo Paratha, or my Spinach Tortillas. Anyway, if you try anything, please leave me a comment below sharing how you liked it! And if you take a picture of your Mexican dish and share it on Instagram, please make sure to tag me @biancazapatka and use the hashtag #biancazapatka, so I won’t miss your post! Happy cooking! 😊

Homemade Tortillas Recipe

Author: Bianca Zapatka

This is a quick & easy step-by-step recipe for soft homemade flour tortillas using only 4-ingredients! The simple Mexican flatbread without yeast is so versatile and perfect to use for quesadillas, tacos, wraps, burritos, and more!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Basics, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, Side Dish, Snack, Snacks

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 8 Tortillas

Calories 231 kcal

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour 375 g
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
¼ cup vegetable oil 60 ml
⅔ cup warm water 160 ml

Instructions

*Note: Be sure to watch the recipe video and check out the step-by-step photos in the blog post above!

Add the flour, baking powder, and salt to a large bowl and whisk to combine.
Then add the oil and water and mix to combine with chopsticks or a fork. Transfer to a working surface and knead with your hands until a smooth dough forms, about 2-3 minutes.
Form the dough is into a ball, cover with a towel (or wrap in foil) and allow to rest for 15 minutes.
Divide the dough into 8 equal portions, depending on your desired Tortilla size.
Dust each piece with a little flour, form into a ball and flatten with the palm of your hand. Work with one piece at a time and cover remaining flattened balls of dough with a kitchen towel.
Roll each dough piece into a thin circle, about 1/16-inch thick, keep the work surface and rolling pin lightly floured. (If you want to stack up uncooked tortillas, make sure to place a piece of parchment paper between each other or they will sticktogether).
Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat and lightly grease with oil. Cook the Tortilla for about 30-45 seconds or until brown spots appear. (If browning too fast, reduce the heat a bit. If it’s taking longer than a minute, increase the heat a bit). Then flip and cook the other side too.
Remove from the pan and wrap the tortillas in a clean damp kitchen towel (or paper towels) or stack them in an airtight container or ziplock bag to keep them soft. (It's just an optional step but if you want soft tortillas, please be sure to not skip that).
Serve warm or allow to cool for later use! 😊

Notes

The amount of water may vary slightly depending on the type of flour you use.
Please read my blog post for additional information about how to store and reheat these Tortillas and how you can use them. I’ve also linked some of my favorite Mexican recipes!

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FAQs

What makes a good tortillas? ›

The best supermarket flour tortillas are soft but not limp, and chewy but not gummy. We want a tortilla that's confidently wheaty, with no distracting chemical flavors. It should be thin enough to see light through, just slightly stretchy when tugged, and flaky when pulled apart.

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How to make tortillas better for tacos? ›

Heating up the tortillas before you fill them makes every taco recipe that much more savory and delicious, so don't skip this step! Tacos, quesadillas and enchiladas are too delicious for a cold tortilla.

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What do Mexicans put in their tortillas? ›

Tortillas have hundreds of uses in Mexican cuisine. They can be fried to make chips, which you can dip into salsa, guacamole or queso. They can be filled with meats, cheese and veggies to make tacos or stuffed with beans and rice to make a burrito.

Do you cook tortilla before making burrito? ›

One method for how to make a burrito is to cook the burritos to make the outside of the tortillas crispier and heat the fillings, but it's optional. If your fillings are already hot and you don't want to crisp your burrito anymore, you can skip this step and go straight to your first bite.

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Should you heat a tortilla before making a burrito? ›

Warm tortilla. This will help ensure it's pliable and ready to wrap & roll. Add fillings of choice. Fold the bottom edge upwards to meet the top half.