Homemade Tortillas

Found another version of tortillas on the Homestead in the Hills of Tennessee blog that I want to try
http://homesteadinthehillsoftennessee.blogspot.com/2013/12/homemade-tortillas.html

Homemade Wheat Tortillas

• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 ¼ cups warm water
   
  Mix 1 ½ cups flour, baking powder, salt, and butter in a medium bowl. Add warm water. Then mix in remaining flour and knead for a minute or so. Make the dough into 10 balls. Shape the balls into 2-3 inch circular disks. Roll out on a flour-sprinkled surface, turning and flipping the tortilla every few strokes of the rolling pin.

  

  Flip after 30-45 seconds
   
  
  
  

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Homemade Flour Tortillas

Author: Sarah @ The Free Range Life

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• dash salt
• 2 T butter
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 tsp to 1T of honey

Instructions

1. Combine the milk,honey and butter and heat until the butter is almost melted.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda and salt.
3. Turn on your mixer using the dough hook attachment* and gradually add the milk mixture to your dry ingredients.
4. Allow it to mix until the dough has come together and pulls away from the bowl. You may have to add additional liquid or flour depending on the humidity of your house.
5. Allow the dough to rest in a covered bowl for 20 minutes
6. Divide the dough into approximately 12 balls and allow to rest, covered, for 10 minutes.
7. Preheat a skillet on medium heat.
8. On a floured surface, roll** one of your balls of dough into a circle 6-8 inches in diameter, making sure to turn the dough for even rolling and to prevent sticking.
9. Place the rolled dough in your skillet and allow to cook about 1 minute on each side.
10. While the first tortilla is cooking, roll your next tortilla, and continue this way until all are rolled and cooked.
11. Place finished tortillas under a towel while the rest are being made.
12. * if you do not have an electric mixer, add the milk a little at a time, stirring with a wooden spoon after each addition. Knead with your hands for a few minutes once the dough has come together.
13. **You can also use a tortilla press to press the dough. Some presses do both the pressing and cooking.

This recipe doubles or triples well. I make triple batches often to save in the freezer. The recipe is also adaptable to different types of flours, and if you find yourself low on milk, you can use mostly (or all) water for the liquid. Once you get the hang of the rolling and cooking process, it goes pretty quickly and you should be able do a batch of 12 in less than 15 minutes. A couple of years ago, I bought the CucinaPro 1443 Flatbread and Tortilla Maker* which presses and cooks the tortillas. I would highly recommend it. I am not sure it saves me time, but it makes the process much simpler- especially when I get interrupted numerous times!

Tortillas are a staple at our house- they get eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you look at the ingredient list on the back of most store-bought tortilla packages you will see quite a long list of not-so-good things. I have been making homemade tortillas for years now and they aren’t as hard as you might think. And on the days that I am running short on a time and end up at the grocery store, a quick look at the package will get me right back in the homemade tortilla habit.

I started out with a very simple recipe, but over time I have experimented and finally landed on a favorite version.

From http://thefreerangelife.com/2013/10/12/homemade-tortillas/