Prepare These Delicious Mexican Tortillas

Mexican tortillas are an extremely versatile food in the kitchen, as well as light. There are two main presentations whose only difference is the type of flour with which they are prepared: there are tortillas that are prepared with corn flour and others with wheat flour.

In general, corn tortillas are preferred, which is why they are used especially for quesadillas. However, wheat flour tortillas have gained great popularity.

If you are a lover of Mexican cuisine, you should know the recipe to prepare the typical wheat flour tortillas. After all, these are the basis for various dishes : enchiladas, fajitas, tacos or burritos, among others.

And do you know why they are called “tortillas”? because of the similarity that the colonizers found, when they arrived in America, with respect to the potato tortillas that were prepared in Spain. Keep reading and you will learn how to prepare delicious Mexican tortillas.

Mexican tortilla recipe

Wheat flour tortillas can be prepared with both vegetable oil and butter. The recipe that we are going to share with you below has oil, so that it is suitable for vegetarians and vegans. The most important thing comes to be the kneading and compression process, since with this the required shape and diameter is obtained.

Ingredients

• ½ glass of hot water (100 ml).
• 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil (15 ml).
• 2 cups of wheat flour (250 g).
• A pinch of salt.

Materials

• Cooking pot.
• Bowl.
• Roller.
• Hand blender.
• Nonstick skillet.

Preparation

• To start, boil a cup of water in a small saucepan.
• Next, pour the wheat flour and salt, oil and hot water into a bowl.
• Mix everything with the hand mixer until it is integrated and begins to form a thick paste.
• Verify that the dough has a certain looseness  when stirring (that is, that it does not compact completely). If necessary, rectify the amount of water.
• On a smooth, clean surface, dab some oil with a napkin or paper. There you will knead with the rolling pin for a few minutes until the dough is very smooth and easy to shape.
• Take the pot and grease the base (outside) with a little oil. Now take it to the fire to warm it up a bit; This will be your mold to make the tortillas.
• Place a small ball of dough in the center of the smooth surface and flatten it with the hot pot. Press for a few seconds and remove the pot. Take the resulting tortilla and place it in the pan previously heated over medium heat.

• Repeat the procedure until you get the desired tortillas. It is very important that you grease the base of the pot with oil every time you go to make a new one. This way it won’t stick or lose the dough.
• Also, remember that  the tortillas should be left in the pan for the time necessary to brown, no more, no less. Once ready, place them on a plate or container and cover with a cloth cloth while they cool to room temperature.
• If you have some dough left over, you can wrap it in plastic and store it for a couple of days in the freezer.
• Don’t forget to heat the tortillas before filling them.

What are you waiting for to make these delicious Mexican tortillas?

Mexican tortillas are very easy to prepare, so there are no excuses not to make them. They take almost no time and the best thing about making them at home is that they will not contain preservatives or additives that can alter the traditional flavor.

Thus, our dishes will be even more authentic. And, as you may have noticed, we do not include any yeast in this recipe. However, you can add a pinch if you wish. So what are you waiting for to make these delicious Mexican tortillas?