Flour tortilla

A flour tortilla is a type of soft, thin tortilla made with flour and water. It is a staple of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine.

The first recorded recipe for a flour tortilla was in a Mexican cookbook from 1832. The book, El cocinero mexicano, contained a recipe for a tortilla de harina, or flour tortilla. The recipe called for flour, water, salt, and lard.

Since then, flour tortillas have become a staple of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine. They are often used to make burritos, enchiladas, and tacos.

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Recipes

Ingredient Breakdown

 
salt
baking powder
all purpose flour
water
lard
vegetable oil
coconut oil
sugar
xanthan gum
hot tap water
milk
kamut white flour
ice water
an read thermometer
hatch
canola
almond flour
egg
coconut flour
white rice flour
tapioca starch
vegetable shortening
wheat flour

Insights

Staple Ingredients

  • salt 75%

Usual Ingredients

  • all purpose flour 58%
  • baking powder 58%

Rarey Ingredients

  • water 42%