Mexican flour tortilla

The Mexican tortilla bread is no longer ethnic food. To prepare the tasty fajitas, burritos, enchiladas and many other delicious dishes, one will certainly need the flat tortilla bread. It is fairly easy to find it in the stores in North America, where today the tortilla bread is more popular then the bagel. However, if you fell like making it from scratch, I will show you step by step how to make flour tortilla at home.

3 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon salt
4-6 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup lukewarm water
step by step tortilla bread

Stir the flour, salt and baking powder together.

step by step tortilla bread

Pour 4-6 tablespoons of olive oil. Work the mixture into a dough as you gradually add the lukewarm water.

step by step tortilla bread

Turn the dough on a floured surface and knead for a few minutes until it's soft and non-sticky.

step by step tortilla bread

Divide the dough into 10-12 balls of equal size (about the size of an egg).

step by step tortilla bread

Place them in a dry bowl and cover them with clean cloth.

step by step tortilla bread

Dust the work surface with flour. Take a piece of dough and pat it into a circle.

step by step tortilla bread

Roll it out with a rolling pin, from the center out, until you have an 8- or 9-inch circle.

step by step tortilla bread

Transfer the tortilla to the hot, dry skillet.

step by step tortilla bread

Make sure the skillet is dry and large enough to allow the dough lay flat.

step by step tortilla bread

As soon as it starts blistering, turn it, and let the other side cook.

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Wait for a few seconds and then turn it again.

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Turn it a couple of more times until the tortilla bread is baked.

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