Only a bread-lover will know how amazing does a fresh homemade warm tortilla tastes like. It is really easy to make too. The beauty lies in its simplicity. If you have never tried making one at home, try this recipe. There is very less change of going wrong. I cannot guarantee the shape though. You will get some workout for your arms as well when you knead. Yes, you have to be honest while kneading if you really want your tortilla to inflate into a steam-ball.
Nutritional values:
Serving size: 2 tortillas
Servings: 5
Calories: 200 Cal
Carbohydrates: 38 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Sugar: <1 g
Protein: 5.2 g
Fiber: 1.5 g
Ingredients:
Wheat or white flour 2 cups
Water 1 cup
Pinch of salt (optional)
Other materials:
Flat surface for kneading and rolling tortilla and a rolling pin.
The way I am making it, needs an flat iron pan that you can keep in the oven. You can also make it on an flat pan on a stove.
Protocol:
I can imagine you asking me how much water should I add and how do I press dough into flat shapes. This is what the most people find mysterious about making tortilla. Add water little by little to flour (white or wheat) and keep kneading until all the flour bind together into a big ball of dough. It has to be soft enough so that you can knead but not too watery that it sticks all over your hand. After 5 minutes of kneading all the flour should come off your hand. If you plan to use the kneaded dough later, keep it covered with clean cloth or moist paper towel or plastic wrap.
Divide the big ball of dough into 10-12 small parts.
Divide the big ball of dough into 10-12 small parts.
I use wooden board and wooden roller pin. Dash some flour on the surface. Now take one of the small dough balls and press it with a roller pin and roll, round and round or back and forth, into the shape of a tortilla. Do not worry about the shape. I make maps of different countries all the time. Just make it about less than 5 millimeters thin.
Bring your oven to 475-degree F. Place an iron pan inside the oven. Place the rolled tortilla on it carefully and close the oven-door for 1 min. You can see what happens, in the picture. Yes, it inflates with hot air inside. Just take it out carefully with tongs or wearing gloves, making sure hot steam coming out from the tortilla if you poke a hole in it at this moment, does not burn you. I have learnt this the first hand.
You can rub butter on it as soon as you take it out or just eat with curry or jam or any sauce or just like that. Enjoy!
