Homemade Tortillas

Yesterday I was going to make supper, so I was trying to figure out what to cook that would use up shredded chicken. I wanted to make some sort of enchiladas, quesadillas, or something similar. The only problem was that we didn't have any tortillas. Not good.

Hannah suggested making some from scratch, so I proceeded to look up a recipe on Allrecipes.com. I found one that seemed pretty simple, so I decided to go ahead and try it. People who commented on it said they used olive oil instead of shortening, and that's what I did also. I halved the recipe, so it should have made 9 tortillas, but it ended up making 13.

The second one I made got just a tad burnt, so I had to turn down the heat, but other than that they turned out great! As you can see on the right, the dough puffs up as it cooks. It only takes about 30 seconds on each side to cook, and you can be rolling out the next tortilla while it does. The whole process seemed quite simple and fast.

I think they were definitely something that we'll make again!

~Sarah

Comments

[Dorothy]

Quite the cook, Sarah! They do look good. Did you use whole wheat flour? What recipe did you decide to make with your chicken? I LOVE Mexican food! :-) There is a large Mexican population where we now live, and I was just looking over the large Mexican food section at the grocery store last night. How is your Mom and Grannie? Praying for you all!

[Sarah]

Yes, I used whole wheat flour. :) I decided to make quesadillas.

Mom got home this afternoon, and Granny is doing okay as well. :)

[Chris]

Those look delicious! We USED to make them, you have inspiried us to try our hand at it again! Your recipes and cooking always look and taste so yummy, I think I'll stop by for a little treat! :)
Hugs to all your family!

[Tammy]

Now that is something I have never tired.We eat quesadillas alot in our house so I may have to try making the tortilla from scratch.

[Courtney, Jer.33:3]

We'll have to try making those sometime!! I just LOVE Mexican food!!
BTW, I have a shirt that looks exactly like yours.

[Kristi]

Looks pretty good, I think!

Is that pan as big as it looks in the picture?

~Kristi