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One of the most popular pantry items in my kitchen are Delicious Soft Flour Tortillas. We often pick up a pack from the local grocery store during our regular weekly run. So, it wasn’t surprising that as we were sheltering at home during the pandemic over the summer, this was one of the items that were constantly being consumed and depleted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I never ate tortillas growing up – we had plenty of other flatbreads: roti canai\/pratha, roti jala<\/a>, chapati, or naan. The first time I ate a “real” tortilla was probably when I first came to school here in the US. It was at a Mexican restaurant and the tortilla came with an order of sizzling chicken fajitas. I remember eating them, expecting the tortilla to taste like a chapati, which it resembles. Anyway, I was bowled over by the softness and chewiness of the tortilla. I can understand why it is so popular here in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Flour Tortillas*?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tortillas are extremely versatile. My daughter loves to top a tortilla round with some shredded cheese, zap it in the microwave, and voila, you have an instant quesadilla! Or you can fill it with your favorite sandwich fillings, roll it up and you have a wrap. I like to cut it into wedges and top it with cream cheese and smoked salmon for a quick appetizer. And of course, serve it with your favorite grilled veggies or meat topped with sour cream and salsa for a homemade fajita! Or, you can eat it plain, like what my son likes to do! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just recently, my son ate the last tortilla from the pack and was asking for more. I wasn’t about to go for a grocery run or get a shopper to just deliver a packet of tortillas! So, with that in mind, I decided to make some at home, from scratch. And boy, that was a good move! Home-made tortillas taste 10x better than the store bought ones, and are so easy to make. After the first time making it from scratch, I have consciously decided to make a double batch every week or so. It’s that good! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this post, I will walk you through how I put this soft pillowy goodness together. It just requires 5 basic ingredients and you can put this together in under an hour! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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*Being a geek, I was curious about the origin of tortilla and found this short article on the origin and history of this bread. If you are interested, check out this link => http:\/\/www.historyofbread.com\/bread-history\/history-of-tortilla\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients for Delicious Soft Flour Tortillas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The flour tortilla uses basic pantry ingredients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n