Here is another recipe we admittedly never tried until we started our Whole Foods Budget Challenge. Tortillas are not exactly expensive, but we have found that they are very easy to make and cost pennies a piece! Our first week of the challenge we worked on making bread in our bread maker – but I didn’t think to make our own tortillas – and I bought two packages just like a typical week. I spent about $6 on two 10 packs of tortillas – silly me – I could have made those 20 tortillas for less than $1! I am not sure if saving $5 a week sounds like much to you – but $5 a week is $20 a month and $260 a year! Maybe $260 a year doesn’t even sound like that much to you – but we do this on several little items. Over the years we save thousands!!
Mr. Deals and Steals pretty much made these tortillas all by himself! I was busy making Chocolate Chip Muffins. So he was kind enough to share the recipe below…….
Homemade Tortillas
3 cups flour (we used half white and half whole wheat)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups lukewarm milk
Blend the dry ingredients together.
Add the oil to the milk. Mix together. Add liquid slowly. knead into ball.
Move dough to floured surface. Knead until dough is not sticky.
Move dough back to bowl and cover with a damp cloth so it does not dry out. Let sit for 5-10 minutes.
Cut dough into golf ball size pieces. Roll dough into balls and let sit for another 5-10 minutes. (be sure to cover them again)
Roll the balls into paper thin flat tortillas. Cook for about 30 seconds per side on a griddle.
We made a huge batch! We put 12 in the fridge and 20 in the freezer. Seriously – super duper easy and budget friendly!
Enjoy ~ Kate Harry
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Thank you for this! We go through a lot of tortillas in my house, and I love that this recipe doesn’t require lard. I’ll be trying this ASAP
Thanks! I am excited to try this!
So we tried it tonight and they were so good! Thanks again for the awesome recipe, and now I can check this off my list of things I have been wanting to try and do.
Here is another great whole wheat tortilla recipe.
Flour Tortillas
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp canola oil
3/4 cup water
Step 1:Combine flours and salt in a medium sized bowl. Add oil and water and mix with a fork until dough holds together.
Step 2:Place dough on a floured surface and knead the dough for about 3 minutes. Children can help need small balls of dough.
Step 3:Divide dough into 6-8 pieces and let your child form them into balls. If preferred you can over the bowl with a towel and let stand 15 minutes to 1/2 hour, but the resting period can be skipped.
Step 4:Roll each dough ball with a rolling pin into a circle getting the dough as thin as possible. Place tortilla in a preheated, lightly greased skillet and heat until brown spots appear on the bottom. Flip the tortilla and cook for an additional one minute. Cool slightly and serve.
Using the rolling pin dough can also be spread into shapes… hearts are always fun!
We make tortillas too sometimes. Bought this round sort of cloth mitt-type thing at Great News (though I’ve seen it at VONS) that heats them in the microwave without them getting hard after cooling off. Good for store-bought tortillas too and makes life easier.
Wow! I never thought about making my own tortilla’s but I am now. We use these often in my house as well with breakfast burritos, quasadillas, taco’s, etc! I can’t wait to try it.