Homemade wheat tortillas for burritos

Homemade wheat tortillas for burritos

Main dishes

Homemade, soft wheat tortillas, made with flour, warm water, and olive oil, quickly cooked on a griddle for 8 to 10 tacos or burritos.

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These traditional Mexican wheat tortillas are used to make burritos and fajitas. The dough is prepared in just a few minutes with flour, hot water, olive oil, and salt, and each tortilla takes about two minutes to cook on each side. This recipe makes enough for 8 to 10 tacos.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories193 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodGriddle
  • Estimated cost$0.79 $0.10 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.50
  • $0.24
  • $0.05

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Heat the water to approximately 40-50 °C.
  2. Place the flour and salt in a mixing bowl or container. ≈ 3 min
  3. Dig a hole, then gradually add the oil paint and water, working by hand. ≈ 3 min
  4. As you add water, the dough becomes less sticky on your hands. ≈ 3 min
  5. To check if it’s ready, try rolling it between your fingers. It shouldn’t stick to your hands. ≈ 10 min
  6. Cover with a damp cloth and let it rest for 10 minutes.
  7. Next, create 50 to 80 gram balls on a wooden board. ≈ 10 min
  8. Spread them out by hand carefully, using a small tortilla press, plastic wrap and a rolling pin, or the bottom of a pot. ≈ 4 min
  9. Cook for about 2 minutes on each side on a griddle or in a hot pan.

The bill

Homemade wheat tortillas for burritos

  • 375 g of white wheat flour$0.50
  • 30 ml of olive oil$0.24
  • 6 grams of salt$0.05

Total$0.79

that's $0.10 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Nutrition per serving

Calories193 kcal
Fat3.9 g
Saturated fat0.5 g
Carbohydrates33.5 g
Sugars0.7 g
Fiber1.6 g
Protein4.7 g
Salt0.01 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 375 g of white wheat flour
  • 150 ml of hot water
  • 30 ml of olive oil
  • 6 grams of salt

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