Frugal Cooking: Homemade Tortillas

One way that our family likes to save money and eat healthier is by making a fair amount of our own baked goods.  I am learning to make homemade tortillas.  Now that I am getting the hang of it, it's becoming easy and fun!  I love the simplicity of the ingredients:  Flour, salt, oil, water!  Have you read the back of a package of tortillas from the grocery store?  Wow, the ingredient list is a half-mile long, and includes many things that I don't know what they are!

Here is my recipe, which came with my tortilla maker, but you could almost just as easily make these by rolling them out, and baking them on a griddle or skillet.

Whole Wheat Tortillas

1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour

1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour

1 t. salt  (I used 3/8 t.)

1/3 c. canola or vegetable oil

1 c. warm water

Combine dry ingredients and add oil.  Gradually add water until a soft dough ball forms.  Divide into individual balls, cover with plastic wrap sprayed in cooking spray.  Let dough rest 30 minutes or longer.  Dough should be fairly soft.  Add more water if needed.  I also kept the dough balls covered with plastic wrap so that they would not dry out while the tortillas were cooking.

Press or roll and cook about 30 to 45 seconds on each side.

Don't these look yummy?  I made 22 fajita-sized tortillas with this recipe, enough for my family of 5, plus leftovers for my husband's lunch the next day.