Homemade Tortillas

Fair warning—once you’ve made homemade flour tortillas, you can never go back to store-bought. Plus, you may be surprised to learn just how easy it is to make tortillas at home. All you need are 4 ingredients and 45 minutes—seriously, that’s it. This recipe aces perfectly fluffy tortillas that are made to be filled with all your favorite fillings (quesadillas, tacos, burritos...here you come). Keep reading on for everything you know on how to make them the best they can be: 

How to make homemade flour tortillas:
— The key to fluffy tortillas. The trick to getting fluffy flour tortillas that puff up while cooking is using a heavy bottomed cooking surface that heats and cooks evenly. Cast iron is great for this but if you find it heats a little unevenly on your burner you can preheat the cast iron in a 400º oven for 10 minutes before. This will ensure the pan is evenly and fully heated, and lead to picture perfect tortillas.
— How to roll out your tortillas. Instead of rolling out the tortillas you could use a tortilla press. They're amazing, simple tools that ensure totally flat tortillas that all come out looking the same. However if you don't have enough room in your kitchen for another appliance, using a rolling pin is just as good!

How to serve tortillas:
When it comes to how to use your tortillas, the options are endless. Fill them with your favorite taco fillings (fish tacos or classic chicken tacos are always a great idea), use them in chicken enchiladas, or pile on some chicken fajitas. Or if you're like me, just eat them plain with a bit of butter!

Storage & freezing:
These tortillas are best fresh out of the skillet, but can be wrapped up and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Rewarm in a skillet until warm and pliable again. They can also be frozen with a piece of parchment paper between each one so that they are easily separated. 

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