This week each member of the #SundaySupper team is tackling something on their bucket list. Do you have a culinary bucket list? Recipes you have been dying to make but aren’t quite sure you’re ready? Hopefully this #SundaySupper will give you the confidence to give it a shot, because even if it doesn’t turn out quite right, can make for a good story.
I have always wanted to try my hand at homemade flour tortillas. I constantly see other bloggers saying once you’ve made them yourself you will never go back.
I don’t know if this is the case for me considering it took about 3 (mostly passive) hours to make 8 tortillas.
It was great to say I tried. They did taste quite delicious. The ones I cooked correctly were soft and chewy, but I am clearly lazy and will stick to buying them when they are on sale.
You must roll them out very thin and cook them just enough that they are still pliable. There is a fine line between pliable and crispy with these. A few of the crispies were eaten for research while cooking.
Oh don’t mind me, off to make a bacon and pepperjack cheese quesadilla on my homemade tortillas.
- 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup vegetable shortening (although lard is suggested)
- 1 tablespoon (additional) shortening (or lard)
- ½ cup hot water
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large wooden bowl. Stir together to combine.
- Add the shortening in spoonfuls using all of it the ¼ cup and 1 tablespoon. Using a pastry blender combine the ingredients until coarse crumbs form.
- Slowly pour in hot water, mixing to combine. Knead 3-5 minutes until dough is less sticky.
- Cover with a kitchen towel and let rest at least one hour. I did all of these above steps in the same wooden bowl.
- Roll into small, ping pong size balls, place on a tray and cover with kitchen towel. Allow to rest an additional 20-30 minutes.
- Heat a cast iron or dark skillet over medium to medium high heat. Roll out each ball individually. Make sure to roll them very thin and rub your rolling pin with flour to prevent sticking. Cook tortilla in skillet 20-30 seconds per side, remove when they have slightly browned, but are still pliable.
Adapted from The Pioneer Woman
Sunday Supper Specialty Breads:
- Homemade Bagels with Mimosa Spread by Daily Dish Recipes
- Homemade Tortillas by Supper for a Steal
- Brioche by Gotta Get Baked
- Alton Brown’s Soft Pretzels by Hezzi-D’s Book and Cooks
- Braided Challah by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Bites by In the Kitchen with Audrey and Maurene
- Belgian Waffles by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Gluten-free Bread by Happy Baking Days
- Monkey Bread by Vintage Kitchen Notes
Sunday Supper Main Dishes:
- Lightened Up Slow Cooker Butter Chicken by The Meltaways
- Gluten Free Ravioli by No One Likes Crumbley Cookies
- Bagna Cauda and Potatoes by Shockingly Delicious
- Beef Wellington by Family Foodie
- Green Chili and Lentil Tamales by Mangoes and Chutney
- Mushroom Ragout over Creamy Polenta by Noshing with the Nolands
- Butternut Squash Gnocchi by Peanut Butter and Peppers
- Ropa Vieja by Magnolia Days
- Tah-Dig (Persian Rice) by The Little Ferraro Kitchen
- Fresh Ravioli with Ricotta by Comfy Cuisine
- Stuffed Artichokes by The Roxx Box
- Braised Short Ribs by The Messy Baker blog
- Julia Child’s Boeuf Bourguignon by Hip Foodie Mom
- French Onion Soup by The Weekend Gourmet
- Leaping Frog Chicken by The Urban Mrs.
- Fried Polenta with Spicy Tomato Relish by Mama Mommy Mom
- Savory Spinach-Filled Crepe Cake with Cheddar Sauce by Webicurean
- Japanese-Style Prosperity Pockets & Goat Cheese En Croute by Ninja Baking
- San Antonio Puffy Tacos by Sustainable Dad
- Chinese Dumplings by My Cute Bride
- Falafel by Small Wallet Big Appetite
Sunday Supper Desserts and Snacks:
- Creamy Lemon Fudge by Chocolate Moosey
- Zebra Cake by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Faux Ice Cream with Bananas by Country Girl in the Village
- Divinity by Juanita’s Cocina
- Homemade Seafoam Candy by girlichef
- French Macarons by I Run for Wine
- Mocha Macadamia Trifle with Mascarpone Cream by The Foodie Army Wife
- Nut and Seed Nougat by What Smells So Good
- Pumpkin Mocha Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Frosting and Dulce de Leche Drizzle by Damn Delicious
- Chocolate Meringue Cake (gluten free) by Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
- Gluten-Free Golden Fudge Cake by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Orange Rum Tiramisu Cake by Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
- Peanut Sesame Honey Brittle by Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
- Granola Bars with Dried Fruit by The Wimpy Vegetarian
- Jamaican Blue Drawers by Lovely Pantry
- Mini Classic Key Lime Pies by In the Kitchen with KP
- Donuts: Redux by Kelly Bakes
- Hot Lemon Curd Soufflés by Food Lust People Love
- Popcorn with truffle oil and asiago cheese by Ruffles & Truffles
Are you ready to tackle your culinary bucket list? I’m one down and lots to go. Perhaps my next one will be a recipe in today’s event. They all look so good. Choices, choices…
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Appreciate your honesty, Lane. Sometimes life does get busy and I’m grateful God invented places like Publix where we can grab and go. And I also applaud your A+ efforts and results. When you do have extra time, I bet it’s nice to know that you can make superb looking (and I’m sure great tasting) tortillas.
It did my heart good to hear you say that you enjoyed these but would likely stick to the store bought ones. I thought I was the only one who did that when I tried them. Lazy bakers, unite!
In all seriousness, they look lovely. Great job!
These are on my bucket list too! I love homemade bread products but hate how long they take. Yours look great!
Homemade corn tortillas are much easier, especially if you have a tortilla press!
This are on my list too! I will eat them if you don´t, no matter how you say they turned out Lane, they look great!
A for effort, Lane! Sometimes it just feels good to try to make it even if you’re not thrilled with the results.
I have always wanted to try my hand at homemade tortillas as well – I too have heard that they are amazing!
Honestly, I think the only way to make tortillas quickly to invest in a press and why would you do that unless you make then all the time. These look amazing though Lane! I’d join you in eating all those crispy ones.
Homemade Tortillas were on my 2012 bucket list and I managed them. My recipe takes about an hour less than yours, but I am not sure even that makes it worth it to do all the time.
For us, we enjoy making them so we make them from scratch equally the same amount we buy them.
Sometimes I think the sales make it more worth it to just buy them from the store, especially when you just want them fast. haha Yours turned out yummy looking and I hope you enjoyed your Pepperjack and bacon quesadilla!
Tortillas were the one thing I was going to try out when I was participating in #Unprocessed October. lol I never quite got it down.
Using a tortilla press is a really fun way of making these little babies too. Congrats on tackling these, and I must admit that I still frequently buy them too
It’s almost automatic here. My wife rolls and I blacken them on the comal! But, I cheat constantly too. That’s what store-bought is there for! Yours look like they came out great!
Sounds like my first attempt at making corn tortillas. I have yet to try flour. Your recipe and technique look good; though, I did buy a tortilla press and that does help get a consistent thinness to the tortillas, but a rolling pin works too.
I do buy store bought and have found a place in LA called Super A Markets that sells tortillas they make daily at the store that are amazing, but not every community has the diversity of southern California. Some store bought brands are good though. I do think that homemade tortillas are not the same as homemade pasta. There is a dramatic difference in store bought pasta versus homemade. Tortillas not as much of a jump.
Never made homemade tortillas and these look great!!
So glad you tried these – they are on my list to try this year too!
No matter what they look good and you tried it! My recipe today, didn’t turn out super great either, but it was fun and I learned something new. If I were you I’d give tortilla a try again!
Lane, I’m super impressed you have tackled this! I am personally too lazy to have even considered making homemade tortillas. Yours looked perfect!
I’ve had homemade tortillas on my list for quite a while. I still want to make them one day and at least with your honesty I know what is ahead when I do. Until then, Publix it is…
Lane so glad you shared your experience. I have to tell you, your tortillas look amazing and our family loves crispy tortillas … so I think the rejects would be perfect. We start off our school morning with scrambled eggs on a crispy, toasted store bought, tortilla!
Love this! I have always wanted to attempt homemade tortillas myself! They look great! Adding this one to my list!
Lane, these look so good! I have homemade tortillas on my list too.
That is awesome you tried. Since I try to be primarily gluten free, I want to try corn tortillas. I think the tortilla press is a must to keep things moving along.
Nice ! I make home made chapathis which are similar. Takes some work but the result is fresh and better than store bought. These look really good !
So great that you tackled something on your cooking bucket list. Homemade tortillas look and sound amazing!
Hi there. There is now flour that is all prepped for making homemade tortillas. Next time you go shopping, look where your flour is at and you will see a bag that says Prepared flour for homemade tortillas. I believe it’s from Quaker’s. It comes with the flour, baking powder, lard all added. All you do is add the water and work the masa for a little while, bag it in a plastic bag and after about half hour, work the masa again, make the little balls and roll. It’s easy as pie and making them round takes a little practice but you’ll get it. You turn the tortilla as soon as you see little pockets of air. Have fun.
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Have you read the book Bake the Bread, Buy the Butter? This post reminded me of that. There are some things that are much easier (and cheaper) to just go out and buy than to make ourselves. I felt the same way after trying to make pita last year. Some of them came out okay, but others were duds and there’s a place down the street from me that makes them fresh & sells them warm! (can’t beat that!) Still, it’s great that you tackled them successfully–even the rejects sound like they were delicious
I have always wanted to try homemade tortillas as well but fear the time commitment will keep us from it for a bit. It was all we could do to wait for our pretzels to rise.
Our favorite tortillas are no longer available at the supermarket
I may have to try my hand at making them…yours look amazing!!!
Lane, good for you for tackling these! I eat them so infrequently that it’s much easier to just buy them in the store. While I know that homemade is (almost) always better, there are some things that just aren’t worth the effort if they’re not a staple in my household. Yours look awesome and I’m fully on board with the bacon & pepper jack cheese quesadillas – yum!
i did these one a long time ago… yours look so much better
I have made flour, whole wheat, and corn tortillas. I have liked the whole wheat ones the most but haven’t had a lot of luck. I even bought the tortilla maker but I can buy the Chi-Chis ones for $0.50 so I always have back ups in the fridge. I hope to try again and maybe your recipe will help
Sounds like my first attempt to make homemade tortillas. It took ages for just 6 tortillas. But I am getting faster. My next attempt is with corn tortillas, hopefully my new tortilla press makes the learning curve smaller. By the way bacon and pepper jack cheese quesadillas sound AMAZING!
Hey these look perfectly good to me! I’ve never tried making tortillas myself–can you use a press for flour tortillas? I hate single-use gadgets, but sometimes they’re necessary!
Oh goodness, I LOVE homemade tortillas. Is there anything better than just munching on a plain one just as it came from the skillet? Mmmmm!
A few weeks ago when #SundaySupper was doing the celebrity chef event I tried making puffy tacos. I got the masa and everything. They didn’t turn out well. But these tortillas look sooo good. Feeling a bit jealous!