If you’re in the mood for homemade burritos or tacos that are also prepared in the classic Mexican style, you should prepare your own dough flats. Nothing is closer to the original Mexican cuisine than the specially prepared wheat tortillas. The preparation is very simple and with only 7 ingredients, the homemade tortillas are ready in about 60 minutes.
As with other Mexican and South American recipes, we focus on the basic recipe for our dish. Besides wheat tortillas, corn tortillas are also used for different Tex Mex dishes.
Homemade Mexican wheat tortilla
Equipment
- Bowl
- Kitchen strainer
- Cling film
- Dough roller
Ingredients
- 300 g Flour wheat
- 50 g Cream
- Salt
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- Oil Sunflower oil, Germ oil, Oilve oil
- 100 ml Water
Instructions
- Mix 1 tsp baking powder and 300 g wheat flour finely in the bowl with a sieve.
- Add cream, 100 ml water and 1 tsp salt.
- Knead the ingredients in the bowl into a dough.
- Shape the dough into a ball and let it rest with plastic wrap for 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle the work surface with flour.
- Knead the lump of dough again on the work surface and then divide it into 12 equal-sized balls.
- Roll each ball into even, round, patties 12 to 15 inches in diameter.
- Bake each patty in a pan with vegetable oil on both sides. You should bake the tortillas for about 1 minute per side.
- Keep the finished tortillas warm in a wrapped kitchen towel in the oven at low temperature, until ready to use.
What does tortilla mean?
Tortilla in Mexican means “flat cake baked from corn flour”. Of course, there are also tortillas made from wheat flour or whole wheat flour. Typical for the Mexican cuisine are wheat as well as corn tortillas.
How difficult is it to prepare wheat tortillas yourself?
Making your own Mexican wheat tortillas is very easy. From 7 common ingredients and 90 minutes of time you can prepare your own dough patties. How exactly, that you learn above in the post, in the recipe.
How healthy are wheat tortillas?
Homemade wheat tortillas are not unhealthier than ready-bought tortillas, you do not use various industrial ingredients to increase the shelf life. Unlike corn tortillas, the wheat version has fewer nutrients and slightly more calories. However, the differences are limited. As is so often the case with dough products, the whole wheat varieties come out the healthiest. They are often richer in nutrients and have a lower calorie count.
What’s the best way to store tortillas?
Your freshly made tortillas should be wrapped in a damp kitchen towel and stored immediately after baking. If you want to prepare your burritos a few hours later, you can also wrap the tortillas in plastic wrap or store them airtight in a container or bag.
What is the shelf life of wheat tortillas?
Your homemade wheat tortillas will keep for about 4 days if you wrap them in plastic wrap and keep them away from heat sources and sunlight. An airtight container can also be used for preservation. If you want to keep them longer, it is recommended to freeze the tortillas or directly your wrap or burrito.
How to keep wheat tortillas soft?
Your homemade tortillas will stay nice and soft and elastic the longest in a damp dish towel or an airtight container or freezer bag.
Can wheat tortillas be frozen?
You can freeze your wheat tortillas in an airtight container or freezer bag for several weeks. It’s even easier to make your burrito or wrap first and then freeze it as a finished dish.
