If you have never had the luxury of eating homemade flour tortillas, then let me tell you, this is your next project!! And it's not really even a project, because they are so incredible easy to make, that you will never buy them again.
I'm not sure why, but there have been a few foods over the years that I have put off learning to make because they seemed harder than they really were. For some reason tortillas were one of those foods. Maybe it was because I always heard that great tortillas were made with lard, which as a white girl from the suburbs sounded unthinkable, as I had zero experience with that growing up. Whatever the reason I put it off far too long. When I first made these (without lard btw) I was shocked at how easy they were, and the taste was out of this world. I could open a tortilla stand in my next life with these if I wanted too lol!!!
I used butter, because everything is better with butter, and would never change that at this point. I think the flavor and texture is perfect, and we always have fresh goats butter on hand that we use for everything in our home.
You can use a rolling pin to roll them out on a floured surface, or a tortilla press like this one. It's hard to tell you exactly how thick to make them, as I think thats a personal preference and you will figure that out as you go.
I also love that this is a great recipe for freshly milled flour, since we all know I'm a huge fan of that with its superior nutritional value. You can click here to learn more about the counter top mills I recommend, and here for my favorite wheat berries for grinding.
I hope you love this recipe as much as I do!!!