Today I am sharing one of the simplest recipes for Tortillas that you will ever see. Whether you are wanting to celebrate Cinco De Mayo, Passover, or it’s simply Taco Tuesday this flour tortilla recipe is for you.
Cinco De Mayo Celebration:
On Southernplate.com we have many mexican inspired dishes to help you celebrate this holiday. But this recipe for tortillas is by far the easiest one. So easy and quick to make.
Unleavened Bread for Passover
If you don’t celebrate Passover over you may or may not know that Passover is a one day Biblical Feast and it is immediately followed by the seven day Feast of Unleavened Bread. And did you know that tortillas like these are considered unleavened bread? Well they sure are.
During that week, not only do those celebrating Passover not eat anything with leavening agents in it, but they also make it a point to eat unleavened bread each day of the Feast, per instructions.
Two years ago I shared my soft, unleavened bread recipe with you which makes some tasty little soft pita chips. That’s a favorite on it’s own but I also use it to make cinnamon sugar breadsticks, cheesy bread, and even as a crust for our Passover Pizza!
Taco Tuesday Tortillas
Oh my who doesn’t love Taco Tuesdays! This Tortilla recipe will be perfect for meat, chicken, turkey or what ever kind of shredded or ground meat you want to use. Add some sour cream, cheese, salsa or whatever toppings you like and everyone will want to come over to Taco Tuesday at your house.
Only 3 Ingredients
Our second Unleavened Bread recipe that makes tortillas is even simpler, with just three ingredients (not counting the water). All you need is flour, a little salt, and a little oil. I can make a whole batch of these, start to finish, in about ten minutes. I have the dough ready to go into the skillet in under five (I timed myself today).
With so many staying home right now and groceries more difficult to come by, this may be just the recipe you need for tortillas, quesadillas, sandwiches, or to serve as a side with your meals. And, of course it’s always good for any holiday.
Recipe Ingredients:
- All purpose flour
- Water
- Salt
- Just a little oil. You can use vegetable oil or olive oil.
I don’t count the water as one of the three ingredients because most of us are blessed enough to have that flowing from the faucets right now.
Stir all ingredients together in a large bowl.
Until a dough is formed.
Lightly flour a surface and turn dough out onto that.
Knead just a few times until it is smoothish.
Divide dough into eight parts and roll each part into a small ball.
One at a time, roll each ball out into a thin circle, 6 or 7 inches in size.
Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray and place over medium heat. 
Cook each tortilla for about a minute on each side or until lightly browned, then remove and continue until all are done. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons oil vegetable or olive
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Okay, let me tell you why I have the ingredients in this order. I put them in countdown order because it is easier to remember that way. 3 tablespoons oil, 2 cups flour, 1 cup water, 1/2 teaspoon salt. See? Easy to remember.Â
- Place all ingredients in a large bowl. Stir together with a spoon until dough is formed.Â
- Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead a just few times until smooth. Separate dough into 8 sections and roll each section into a ball.Â
- Using a rolling pin, roll each ball out into a thin circle about 6-7 inches in diameter.Â
- Lightly spray a medium nonstick skillet with cooking spray and place over medium heat. Add tortillas, one at a time, and cook for about one minute on each side, or until lightly browned. Serve warm. Enjoy!Â
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I am laughing at myself right now. Why? I’ll try to keep it short, but some of us Alabama girls can take an hour to tell a 5 minute story….
I was on youtube yesterday and your video on dehydrating ground beef came up in my recommendations, so I watched it. I knew about freeze-drying (my boss is a prepper and has a freeze dryer at the office and lets me use it some), but I didn’t know you could dehydrate cooked ground beef. Will definitely be trying it, especially since I found out my air fryer has a dehydrator option! Anyhoo…
I did a quick look at your channel and was pleasantly surprised to see the one about the Good Samaritan, so I started watching it. Then I saw your references to the Shema and your usage of “Messiah”, and that sent me digging to find out more about your beliefs. I found the links to your facebook Bible study group and the Seeking Scripture website, and today I have been reading your blog posts there with interest. Why? Because I am walking a very similar walk, though God has called me specifically to Messianic Judaism. And for months I have yearned for a devotional or some kind of Bible study from that kind of viewpoint. I believe God has answered my unspoken prayer by leading me to your Bible study website and facebook group 🙂
As for why I am laughing…I just discovered that I had used your recipe for unleavened bread this year for Passover!
I am a Nazarite~! and just love your story! Shalom and have a wonderful Passover and unleavened bread feast!
Perfect timing! I have been looking for Matzos and the stores here are out of them. Thanks so much for this recipe for Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Just what I needed!
Oh perfect! This is such a significant Passover/Feast of Unleavened Bread this year. I’m really looking forward to it with a renewed and steadfast spirit!
Looks so easy and tasty, I wish our store actually had flour and oil, but right now, not anything.
Could I substitute bread flour or self rising flour
Self rising will make them puffy and bread may change the texture a bit but either will work as an alternative.
Thanks n shalom
I made these tortillas for lunch to use for hot sandwiches. They were easy to make, and my family loved if! My 9 & 6 yr old kids raved about how tasty they were. I even spread a thin layer of nutella on a few for a dessert tortilla!
Thanks for sharing Christy!!
Same here. THANK YOU so much !!!!
This looks even easier than my tortilla recipe! I like how this uses medium heat for a nonstick skillet. I’ve seen some of these recipes that call for cooking the tortillas over high or medium high heat but if you have a nonstick skillet the high heat can warp them. Also, lots of smoking and potential to burn using a high heat. Thanks Christy!
Aileen, it is always such a joy to see you! thank you!
Is there a laid out plan for the feast of the unleavened bread?
Hey Carol! We just go by what the Bible says. I talk about that in a video I did for my other website, here is a link if you’d like to check it out. https://seekingscripture.com/keeping-passover/
Going to make these today ! Thank you for the recipe !
Thank YOU Cindy! Have a good one!
I was given a tortilla press as a Christmas gift. I haven’t made tortillas, yet. This recipe sounds so easy. Where in the process would I use the press?
oh how fun! You would use it at the point where I roll the balls out into tortillas. You’d just put them in your press and have perfectly shaped tortillas 🙂
Thank you once again for coming to the rescue! My son will love making these with me! I’ve been using the electric griddle A Lot the passed two weeks – this should work great for that!
Girrrl, I got you! 😀 Hang in there and we’ll make it to the other side of this.