Whole Wheat Tortillas

Okay, so I wanted some more tortillas, but I'm not going to go grocery shopping until this weekend. The answer? Make them myself, obviously! I used the recipe found here, and they came out pretty good, although I think I'll make the dough balls larger next time to in turn make larger tortillas, because I wasn't able to shape them very well, and they came out a little bit too small for loading with rice and beans. All in all, however, I was very pleased with this first attempt to make tortillas! I think they taste better than the store bought brands, and they're extremely easy to make.

Though technically not baking, I'd lump these into the category of "things-you-never-thought-you-could-make-at-home-but-actually-can-quite-easily."

Mexican Whole-Wheat Flour Tortillas

• 1 cup all-purpose flour


• 4 cups whole-wheat flour


• 1/2 cup vegan shortening(I use Earth Balance)


• 2 teaspoons salt


• 1 1/2 cups boiling water


• flour for sprinkling and rolling

1. Put some water on to boil. While you're waiting, mix the salt, all-purpose flour, and whole-wheat flour together in a large bowl.


2. Using your hands, rub the shortening into the dry mixture. I found it easier to cut the shortening first, and then rub the pieces in individually. Make sure there are no large chunks of shortening remaining, and that it well-incorporated throughout the mixture.


3. Roll them into balls and let them sit for about an hour. The original recipe said to roll them into golf-sized balls, however I found that that size made something I would describe as "mini-tortillas." In order to get a larger tortilla, make larger balls, but make sure to roll them out until they are quite thin or else they will have trouble cooking


4. When the hour is up, put an ungreased skillet on the stove(nonstick works well) and turn the heat up to medium high. One at a time, roll out a dough ball into a tortilla shape and place it on the skillet. When a bubble appears, flip it over and cook it for another 10-30 seconds. They don't take long at all to cook, so don't walk away or your tortilla will burn! When you're done, you should have delicious tortillas to eat :)