Tortilla wraps - how to make

purpleivy

I found yesterday's batch slightly harder goingas far as rolling out is concerneed. I'll try 2 things. First, I'll add slightly more liquid to the dough to make it a little softer. Second, I'm going to try using the table to roll out, as I find the kitchen counter slightly high for rolling out.

jlwhite

rrwfotr wrote: »

Hi there

i had a go at these yesterday, but i followed an online recipie which included baking powder, the totillas were soft but very tough to roll out, my arms were aching in the end! Should i try without the baking powder? any ideas?

thank you

I have made Tortillas from this recipe many times in the past and the last few times they just didn't seem quite right! I realised that I had somehow changed the recipe in my mind to breadflour and tonight I switched back to plain flour. I actually misread my recipe and put 2tbs of vegetable oil in instead of 2tsp but I fortunately realised before I had added all the milk. I used about 30ml less milk than the recipe stated and the milk was fairly warm. I have to say these were the nicest wraps I have ever made. Usually the first couple stick to the worktop or end up out of shape but these were fine. I cooked them for a little less time each side (about 30 seconds each) and they were really soft and had the texture of shop bought wraps.
I recently bought myself a SilPin rolling pin (£15 unfortunately) this was really worth the extravagance as it made rolling them very easy!

The reason I like these MUCH more than shop bought ones is if you look at the list of ingredients on wraps they pretty much all have a great long list of additives etc in them. Plus they are definately cheaper homemade.

bobbadog

Hey guys

I want to make some tortillas tonight, but only have canola oil and fry light in at home! Do you think canola would work, or should I purposefully buy some veg or olive oil? Thank you x

angie_loves_veg

Canola oil should be just fine

bobbadog

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

Canola oil should be just fine

Thank you Angie! I imagine they'll be a tad orange but hey, fat free! x

bobbadog

I tried 'em last night, with flour, water, canola oil and salt and they were just like cardboard, overly flour-y. Any suggestions? xx

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there

Was there any baking powder in the recipe you used?

The one i use is -

3/4 cup warm milk
2 cups plain flour
1.5tsp baking powder
1tsp salt
2tsp oil -i use olive

and they are gorgeous

Did your dough turn out sticky? only if you had to add more flour to roll out -too much would make them tougher

bobbadog

Hey Mrs M! Thank you!
Nope, no baking powder in the recipe I used, or milk - just water. Will DEFINITELY be trying yours tonight! Thank you!!! xx

QuirkyChemistry

Hi,

I'm hoping to make Mrs MCawbers wraps for tea tonight but I'm unsure about using cups of flour. I know you must get this all the time but I couldn't find an appropriate thread. So what sort of cup or quantity should I be using?

Thank you!

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there

We had a huge debate about this a while ago -as everyones cups of flour seemed to vary.. :rotfl:
In the end i think we settled on approx 300g flour and 180ml milk - hope that helps