I can’t live without tortillas and when we decided to move I ordered a tortilla press. (This is the one I got in the US, and this one is from Amazon Spain ) I knew I had to get them perfect. This is adapted from my grandma’s flour tortilla recipe

Instructions:

1. Mix flours, salt and baking powder together in a bowl
2. Add half the oil and work in with your hands. Add more as needed. You want the flour broken up and the mixture should feel and look like damp sand
3. Add warm water a little at a time until it comes together as a dough. It will feel sticky for a while, so continue working it together but keep it just a little more wet than you think is necessary.
4. Once the dough has come together, section it into golf ball sized portions. Keep a damp paper towel over the dough while you work.
5. Preheat a cast iron skillet
6. Use parchment paper on the tortilla press and another to cover. Press the tortillas until desired thickness.
7. Cook tortilla on low heat and flip when it’s not doughy. Each side takes about 1-2 minutes.

Tortillas can be hard to make. Don’t be surprised if they don’t come out on your first or even 10th try, but they are so worth it, especially when they aren’t easily available. It took me a long time to get them right and I grew up making them with both my grandmas.

Also different gluten free flour blends and corn flours might work differently.

You can also roll these out by hand but it’s much easier to use a press. I have a 7in. press that works perfectly. They are pretty affordable and very durable so it will last a long time. If you roll them, you might get some odd shaped tortillas but they will still taste good!