Overview of Tortillas Production
Tortillas are made from either cornmeal or wheat flour. Corn tortillas contain cornmeal treated with lime. Flour tortillas contain wheat flour, water, and fat. To make flour tortillas commercially, ingredients like flour, water, salt, and fat are combined into dough. This dough is then kneaded, rolled, and pressed into thin sheets.
Homemade Tortilla Cost and Preparation Tips
I recommend charging $0.05 to $0.08 per homemade tortilla. Homemade tortillas cost $0.53 to $0.82 to make 10 tortillas. They taste much better than store-bought.
Cook tortillas quickly on a hot griddle, wiping it clean between batches. Overcooking makes tortillas chewy by removing moisture.
Recipe for Flavorful Homemade Flour Tortillas
My easy recipe makes tender, flavorful homemade flour tortillas perfect for tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and more. The ingredients are simply flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, and water. Knead the dough, divide it into balls, flatten into rounds, and cook on a hot griddle. Enjoy fresh, homemade tortillas!
Are Homemade Flour Tortillas Worth It?
The constant struggle for the home cook is if it’s worth to make a thing or buy a thing. For me, this usually comes down to cost, time, and taste, and no battle has been greater than Homemade Tortillas.
If you’re the type of person who likes to spend time in the kitchen and make their food from scratch, homemade tortillas are definitely worth it. The key to a great flour tortilla lies in its texture – it should be soft, pliable, and slightly chewy.
Tips for Making Flour Tortillas
The ingredients used to make flour tortillas are simple: Flour, salt, water, and cooking fat. The coconut oil gives tortillas their soft texture and are best served warm for the most delectable texture.
Absolutely! Homemade flour tortillas are surprisingly quick and easy to make – especially if you have a standing mixer. Most of all, they taste so good. At the end of the day, standard store-bought tortillas just aren’t worth it to me anymore in the taste department.