I remember getting home from school to my mom making fresh tortillas, always a pan of refried beans nearby. Didn't matter if main dish was fried chicken or spaghetti..always had beans n tortillas. YUMMM! Thank you for reminding me.
My mom never made these, matter of fact I never had a flour tortilla until I moved out but she always made pierogies,(mother is German, Italian and Sioux Indian) fresh breads and cakes. So I understand that smell of coming home from school :)
omg same except my mom hated refried beans. We always had charro beans nearby ready to be dejuiced and thrown in her fresh tortillas with whatever leftovers we had (ive eaten leftover fried chicken in tortillas, leftover pork chops, leftover spaghetti sauce and meatballs without the noodles which is oddly good, even leftover broccoli and cheese and potatoes and cheese which was also very yum. Tortillas make leftovers better lol. I didnt even know we were poor till well into my late preteen years cause we ALWAYS ate like kings and queens in mamas house Anyone who grew up on tortillas and beand is good in my book. Im positive it builds character.
Some of my favorite memories are of walking into my grandmother's house on a Sunday afternoon, after church and the smell of hot, fresh tortillas would fill the house. Getting one straight off the comal and slathering it with butter💖💖💖
mexigrl75 What a great memory. My mom would make many many tortillas for us and they were the best As for my grandmother ..I wish!! She hated all 8 of us sad hu (heard she was afraid of the dark before she passed) I can't imagine hating mine ❤
My favorite childhood memory is walking home from school and immediately recognizing the smell of tortillas being cooked, from neighbors or from our home. Love, love, love that so much. Be safe and thanks for those memories.
Pardon my Texan, but HOLY $hit!! I am 41, live in Austin and I’ve always bought my tortillas from H‑E‑B or restaurants because they always got too dry when I tried to make. Your tip I tried today- about not adding flour! I made a batch with your recipe, but half butter and lard and no extra flour and they were delicious! Iced in today, and wanted tacos but had no tortillas till now! Thank you!
I was my best friend's honorary sister. Her mom made the best tortillas that I've ever had. Her husband made a press for her and a big thin metal disc to cook them on. She measured her flour using her cupped hand & pinches of stuff😄 My friend resorted to grabbing her handful of flour & tipping it into a measuring cup to try to get a recipe from her😄 ❤ your channel!
I saw this video on my feed and started watching. I was born in Honduras and I remember watching my aunts making these tortillas every night. You just brought so many memories of my childhood. Thank you!
I just made this today and they are awesome! Thank you for another spot on recipe! I was born and raised in Texas and live in Idaho now and miss HEB and awesome Mexican restaurants. Thanks to your channel, I can learn to cook it myself! Blessings 😀🕊
Hi, love your videos. I just made these and they came out great. I've tried making them in the past and they would come out dry and hard. I let them rest for a good while until I was ready to cook them. I used very minimal amount of flour to roll them out. Thank you so much. Your voice is warm and soothing. You stick to the topic at hand and don't divert into other areas. Keep up the good work.
I never really learned from my parents how to make these things. Your channel has helped fill in the gaps. Can’t wait to cook with my daughter and teach her some of our culture that we seem to be losing.
Im in a county where Mexican food does not exist and I am dying for it!! I know if these people had a taste of it..it would be a hit!! But I'm so glad I found your channel. I can definitely make this and only some of the recipes because they don't have any Mexican ingredients so I would have to find substitutes. Gracias!!
I’m 23 years old and I’m trying to impress my husbands side of the family with cooking an amazing Easter dinner cuz my suegra makes the most delicious food every holiday. I honestly don’t know what to make for Easter but I know that carne asada can never go wrong after forty days of no meat. Could you post a video of how you marinate your carne asada? And maybe some good sides? I’m definitely going to make these tortillas. Thank you for your videos, I love them so much
I always make deviled eggs or a homemade creamy Mac and cheese. You can marinate carne asada with 1/2-1 can of beer Lime juice Garlic salt and light pepper
My mom never had a recipe. She had a big metal can. She put all the ingredients in a small well in the center. Worked it around and a ball came out ! God bless our family members who cooked wit love ! From scratch!
My mom never did either. When I'd ask her what she used she'd reply a little of this, and little of that. How do you make it? Just out it all together. As an adult she asks why I dont know how to cook. Loved her food as a kid.
Thank you for posting your GREAT videos and including your family recipes. I love that you are flexible and offer substitutes with measurement adjustments. I made the butter tortillas for the first time. I added the hot water in slowly and used a hand blender tool instead of my hands (I had hand surgery). They turned out great 👍🏼 ! Thank you again, you’re so talented.
I just tried your recipe and it's really REALLY good !!!! It's the easiest , simple and fastest tortillas that I ever made and so delicious! Thank you for your recipe. I have a few recipes of tortillas that I have made and saying in the recipe no hot water and mixing the dough till all gets together and cover the bowl and let it rest 1 hour and after must knead 20 minutes and resting the dough 30 minutes after kneading and after forming little balls and resting again 30 minutes and after rolling the dough till you can see through and resting again the dough 30 minutes....It's 3 hours to make and It's not cook !!! And another recipe I have tried its the dough you put in the refrigerator all night. The next day you knead for 10 minutes and rest 30 minutes. After, you roll in balls and roll the dough and cook but again its so long to make and the taste is good but your tortillas recipe is so good , even more so why put so much time ???? I have tried so much recipes of tortillas and you know I'm a bread maker for almost 40 years so , I know bread and in so much variety, forms and with all kinds of flour mix , with or without yeast or best is sour dough, bread recipes are infinity.....I'm a bread lover and your tortillas recipe for my liking is the best with a lot's of butter inside, that's the secret for any good recipes.( not only for bread !) that have that little taste of something more than other ecipes......it's BUTTER !!!🤗 You never put to much butter in any recipes you make believe ME, because the success of a recipe and the taste it's in the BUTTER !!! One thing you learn first in becoming a real and good cooking chef , there's 3 ingredients for making the best recipes of all ,and it's ; BUTTER WITH BUTTER AND BUTTER !!! VOILÀ !
This recipe is seriously fantastic. I made it over and over again, so soft but springy to wrap!!! This is going to be the last tortilla recipe for me! Thank you for sharing
your recipes are SO accurate & good -- they always come out well. my tortillas were dry & tough until I found you; now I make great tortillas. thank you!!! BTW, I weighed out all the ingredients (because as you mentioned, measurement by weight works best for baking) and for me, 3 cups of White Wings all-purpose flour came out to 410 grams and the baking powder came out to 10 grams. another reason I love working by weight when baking is that you don't have to get a bunch of measuring cups and spoons dirty (okay, I can be a little lazy)! THANK YOU AGAIN!!!
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Thank you! You know somewhere on here someone commented that 3 cups to grams is 409 grams, so you are spot on. I think the biggest reason for my three cups being slightly less is because I really fluff and aerate the flour before scooping. I might just might retest it. Either way I'm so glad you tried the recipe. I appreciate you!🙏💖
I've never tried to make tortillas. My grandmother, & aunts did it, I never learned from them & always thought it was too labor intensive. This is so doable! I even have my husbands moms tortilla press. I'm so doing this later today. My son will be thrilled! TFS love all your videos! BTW...that is my DREAM stove! Maybe one day I will have a home with gas cooking ability! A girl can dream..
I’m proud of you and thankful for a “recipe “!! My Gramma would show ya and say these are the ingredients and this is how it should feel and look..... no measurement’s! ❤️
You have saved me 7 dollars in gluten free wrap costs the weekend. Made your butter recipe with ground oat flour..delicious! My grilled chicken fajitas were just perfect! I am so excited to have UA-cam met you!!!!
Thank you! I am celiac; we love Mexican food, but my husband doesn't like corn tortillas. I've been scrolling through the comments looking for anyone who has used, or asked about using, gluten-free substitutes! I am now very, very happy.
You page has helped me so much! My husband is Hispanic and his mama unfortunately passed away when he was young and these homemade tortillas made him think of his mama so much! These were a staple in her home!
there are so many recipes for making good flour tortillas but this recipe is the same one my mom used growing up. We made tortillas every other day. 5 lb bag gold medal flour and Glabber Girl baking Power. Tortillas were always soft, always bubblie. Back then we put our cooked tortillas wrapped in dish towels and then in a plastic bread bag. they didn't last long... large family, lots of mouths to feed. We ate tortillas everyday.. I was born in the 50's . My brothers, sisters and parents still alive and well. Home cooking keeps you healthy.
SERIOUSLY GIRL?! holy smokes.. i think this is the best Tortilla you've made -- why? because i was talking back to you the entire time saying.. "that's what i did wrong!" and "why didn't i take better notes the first time?" lol thank you so much for doing this one.. You are AMAZING! Love ALL your videos.
I just want to say thank you so much you have been a life saver to my family and I .. I’m American and my husband is Honduran and I can cook tamales corn tortillas and much more but when it came to flour tortillas I struggled and watched so many videos but yours are the ones that helped me so thank you and you’re amazing 💕❤️🥰
Thanks for the recipe. Perfect timing. It's raining today and I don't like driving in the rain. I'm out of tortillas. I have all the ingredients to make tortillas except shortening, I've never heard of using butter but going to try this recipe right now.
My partners grandma recently passed away and I wanted her recipe but it was lost with her. I dabbled with some recipes and ingredients to find out ITS FREAKING HARD TO MAKE TORTILLAS! I was not ready because it is by feel that makes the difference. Anyway after many sacrifices your video was the one that really helped. I want to thank you so much it really made my partner happy. Also if you use oil I find that the canola oil was my favorite
My mom never allowed us in the kitchen when she cooked because she said we only made a mess (typical Hispanic mother lol) so I never really learned how to cook traditional Mexican food....until now!!!! I love your channel!!!
Hey, Angela! I'm so happy! I've been trying to make perfect flour tortillas for 3 years now and anytime I feel I need a refreshing in how to make them I come watch your videos. I FINALLY made perfect, beautiful, soft tortillas. Not almost perfect, but perfect! I owe it to you cause each time I watch you I learn something new. Thank you, thank you, thank you! ❤
I followed the recipe exactly and can I just say... YAAAAASSSSSS They are so soft and tasty! I used 1/4 cup of oil. Thank you so much for putting the measurements in grams.
It's funny growing up on the family farm we made our own butter and that's how my great great grandmother made tortillas with butter 🤣. It wasn't until I moved to the city that I learned people use manteca (lard) for tortillas, and that's because I lived in both Mexico and the US and everyone I knew used butter. I'm the main reason I'm writing I love your resets that you're using. It takes me back to my childhood to seeing a moma cook and make tortillas ❤️
About 1994 I was in Mexico City working in Chapa-De pic and the foreman on the job spoke no English but he made us breakfast every morning and he would make tortillas on a piece of pipe 10in or 12 around it had a little fire going in the bottom of the pipe and then he would tap his hands together with the tortilla in it and then get it thin enough and put it on top of the pipe and then turn it when you got done on that side it was real neat and tasted awesome
Amen ! Folks from other parts of the world use their discarded food cans to cook. Pots and pans are a rich mans thing. God bless and praise God we can cook with running water inside !
I tried this recipe today. This is my first time ever for regular flour tortillas. They looked and tasted great...yes, past tense! Thank you for your explanations, especially about flour and even hanging the tortilla dough over the edge of the bowl! Loved it.
I made these tonight. Omg so easy, soft, and delicious. I used you advice and used what I had which was 1/2 butter & 1/2 bacon grease. I'm a Texan too and keep a mason jar in the fridge tightly done with a lid to keep other smells out. Oh my goodness your recipe is good. I have problems with my hands so I did the main mixing & kneading with my kitchen aid. Thank you for sharing. ❤ 🏡
Absolutely, we had beans and tortillas, meat was a treat, I think back to those times and my kids will never know what real struggle or lack the will that we had growing up, I'm glad in a way that they are able be spoiled because I feel like we as people and Hispanics have taken a huge leap forward.
I made these today to accompany my carne guisada and omgeee sooo delicious! My first time making these and so fast and easy. I had two sick kids at home too and was able to do these so quick! Thank you for sharing this delicious tortilla recipe 💕
I just made these today and I’m proud of myself because the first time I made it it was a fail I couldn’t roll the dough out for nothing but through Christ I could do all things who strengthens me and I did it and they are delicious eating them with some pernil ( pork shoulder wrap ) Thank you for sharing your recipe with us have a blessed day
in the 70s, when my mom couldn’t find or get to the store she’d use wesson oil, her tortillas were so soft they would melt in your mouth, she had lots of experience cooking too because she was the oldest of 8 kids and all were boys, she babysat so grama and grampa could go work in the fields thank you mom for teaching me and my sister how to make tortillas when we were very young 10-11 years old
As my mother used to say, "it's easy when you know how." I like to experiment with different recipes and play with my food. These are great tortillas, whether taco or burrito size.
great recipe as always. but yeah, as much as i love cooking videos, the comment section/cooking community is sometimes pretty toxic because according to certain people apparently there is only "one right way" to do things. but i guess there will always be people who complain and are way too stuck in their ways. keep up the good work and keep experimenting! really want to make some tortillas now but dont know what i ll have with them yet lol.
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Thank you! Yes, sometimes I feel bad for not keeping up with comments, but gosh sorting through the garbage troll comments takes its toll. It definitely comes with the territory of UA-cam though. I appreciate your comment! Thanks again.😊
Growing up in San Antonio, when we were small kids, enchiladas were made with red corn tortillas. We moved to west texas and I when I ordered them they were made with yellow toritillas. Came back to S.A. and they are no more. So, it doesn’t matter what technique you use, as long as they taste like a tortilla!
The complaints seem to go against G Mama's mantra of "use what you have." What I love about keeping a Mexican kitchen--I'm una chilena--is that you can always make something good regardless of the meats, veggies, aromatics, etc., that you have on hand. Butter? Why not?
I simply love your videos, I haven't thought about it before until you said excuse me for my rant, but you and a select few of other you tubers are the only ones that can talk an not be annoying when you do so. You are a great cook and you explain things so well, thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills. I am heading over to check out your Merch hope you have aprons and coffee mugs, I am collecting them from my favorite UA-cam Cooks!!
I'm going to make these today! They look so good!! Also, thank you for being super real in your cooking advice. Not everything has to be set in stone, one way only. I love experimenting too!
I just finished making this recipe and it was delicious. I only had ghee 😂 but it was good. I also added some pepper and onion powder to get fancy. Will definitely be making these again. Thank you ❤❤❤
thank you for another great video, and talking us through the issues. I consider tortilla making to be my greatest failure after trying a few different recipes and none working out. You give this tortilla dyslexic hope!
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You are welcome! I know it's a lot of talking, but I think if I can just remember tips or points that may help someone. I hope it all works out for you. 😊
Butter has always been a alternative when there was no lard now I’m hooked on butter tortillas my CUZZ done it for years I’ve done it on hard times ! there good n Ive never got a complaint! You make them just like me glad I found this video your not alone n nether am I when it comes to butter tortillas! Awesome 😎 video
I have been looking for someone like you to show me how to make flour tortillas for a very long time. I remember when I was a child helping my grandmother make flour tortillas. She only let me knead the balls of dough for her and not how to make the dough. They were to best thing I every ate. Thank you for your detailed instructions!
Omg I made these tonight for dinner and they’re delicious!!! I used butter but did not add the butter flavor because I didn’t want the imitation flavor. This will be our go to recipe from now on!! Be sure to Doug,e it yall! My husband and daughter ate them as soon as they were done. I guess it’s just meat for dinner LOL (we do have a few left hehe)
I love flour tortilla's, i live in Vegas and i used to make this everyday for the restaurant, now i am over Thailand and i introduce this kind of Mexican dough to my Father-in-law, from my amazement they love your recipe, i told them i just copy it from you, so i give you the credit for letting me work on it here to show them this recipe,. i make a variation of this tortilla to a burrito dough everything came out perfectly and made me a real enchilada sauce from dried peppers mixed em all up with cilantro oregano and cumin everything came out perfect,. thanks for sharing your video,..
I'm an American living in Nigeria, ran across your video today. Really been wanting some Tortilla's since I been here. I followed your recipe to the 'TEE' and they came out great. Thank you.
Ok so THANK YOU SO MUCH 😊 I followed this recipe and my tortillas came out absolutely PERFECT! I’ve tried so many recipes such as my moms, granny’s, and few others...... they just DO NOT come out like there’s or The way I would like. My husband tried mine after following this particular recipe and 🥰. Again Thank You 😊
I absolutely love your soft flour tortillas and make them often. I'll try this butter one next. Honestly, I have NEVER had a tortilla I liked better than your soft flour tortillas. Thanks for sharing.
Success! I have tried to make tortillas many times and every time was a disaster- but with all the helpful hints you gave I just made the best tortillas. The dough rolled out like a dream. This is my HG recipe now for sure😉
Where have you been all my life??❤️❤️❤️❤️. My coworkers aunt would bring us a batch to work to “Snack on” omg !! Nothing is better then having them fresh thank you 🙏
Thanks for sharing, I'm from El Paso and always hear lard was the preferred method. Good to hear butter works just as well. Keep up the great cooking presentations. Love your channel.
They look heavenly! Flour tortillas are like comfort food to me.... Tacos, Burritos, Quesadillas or even just warmed up with a little butter! This is going to sound horrible, but I even like taking a flour tortilla, putting a big blop of peanut butter down the middle along with some jelly, and rolling it up like a burrito. Thank you so much for posting this video. I doubt I'll ever be able to make them as well as you, but I will definitely give this a try!
고추장 마마! Thanks for this recipe! This is exactly what I need! I don't want to use lard or shortening. I added 1 gram of dry yeast. My dough is a smooth and pliable structure. The water temp is important. The hotter the water, the quicker the gluten unravels.
Firstly, I want to thank you for sharing your recipe. I don't really like using too much lard in my cooking and I was already thinking about substituting with butter when I saw your original tortilla video. I also am grateful for that angle showing the tortillas rising as they cooked, at stove level 😍. And lastly, when you tore a piece off the cooked tortilla at the end, it just did some things to my taste buds. Oh my! ❤️
Before my stoner self forgets again lol!! I wanted to say thank you! I was wondering why my tortillas always turned out like frisbees lol!! Totally appreciate it! Sincerely Saint
A big Thank you from Hong Kong, the brands I cant find but the ingredients are easy to get, does not matter where on this beautiful earth I might be but the smell and taste of a home made tortilla brings every one together and reminds me of home.
I live in Austin Texas....we always shop at HEB. I love the way she explains every step. Thank you Tracey I will try to make these delicious tortillas today
Thank you so much for making these with butter !! Right after I saw your lard videos, I purchased some & was putting together the recipe, when I started seeing warnings on google about lard, health-wise, etc. 😭 Ha So I knew I'd have to find an alternative. Shortening is another one I'll probably try. The saddest part for me is I know I'll be giving up flavor ! I had a neighbor friend's mom who used to make hers with lard...😋, and later, a wonderful Hispanic friend who also made them with lard. They were wonderful, and I've never tasted the equivalent in all the years I've tasted many others without lard ! Store bought or homemade. I've tasted the HEB butter tortillas & don't taste butter. Extracts really don't do it for matching butter flavors for me. The same with the imitation butter flavor for popcorn. lol Maybe one day they'll perfect it !! 👍🏼😁 But I know these will come out great. So thank you for all your recipes, even the lard ones ! I still learn from all of them !! It's Dec. 2019, so I'd like to wish you and everyone a very Merry Christmas !!! 🙏🎄🎅☃️ And Happy, Happy New Year !!! Happy cooking !! 👋🏼😘
I am so happy I came across your channel today. Your way of explaining and demonstrating makes it feel like I am watching a friend teach me in her kitchen. Thank you for just being real and awesome to watch!
Hi, I found U and will try this recipe since we just love chicken enchilada casserole made in the crock pot with cut strips of tortillas. Baking in crock pot on high then to low for a total cook time of about 7 to 8 hrs. The tortillas become more so like the thick to 1/2 thin bread pieces and it soaks up the liquid, it is different then baking in the oven, we like to let sit a day to enquire flavor hehe kind of hard to do but we manage the time in quality tasting foods. Thanks Ur recipes are so good, we just love them and we live in the Philippines, from the Denver area, cant beat a good mexican chef!!!!
I’m so glad I found your channel! I love how you emphasize to use what you have on hand, and your calm approach to cooking delicious food. Thank you for all that you do!
I'm in El Salvador at the moment and a cube of butter is almost $4!! But, when I left San Antonio (😥) I got some butter-flavored Crisco and that's what I'll use to make your recipe. When ppl put too much stock in doing things "the right way", they miss out on SO much! Keep making your videos. This transplanted California girl appreciates your recipes very much! 🍲 💛
My Dad and I used to switch off making tortillas every day after school when I was young. We used to compete on whose tasted better. I used butter often when it was my turn (because I had to use what we had) and my family loved them!
Fantastic! Thank you for troubleshooting and supplying tips along the way. This really helped, mine turned out great. :) I used about 70grams of butter, and only 1 & 3/4tsp of baking powder as I'm sensitive to the taste. Can't wait to see how good they get with age and practice.
Thank you very much for supplying weights with your recipes. I do all my baking and cooking by weight were possible. Some people don't understand why weight baking is better. It greatest advantage is accurate measurements which can be produced. The second advantage is recipe reduction or increases. If I want to take your recipe and cut it down to 1/3 batch it is easy enough to measure out 1 cup instead of 3 cups of flour. On the other hand it is much harder to figure out how to measure 1/3 of 1/3 cup of butter. It is how ever easy to calculate 1/3 of 73 grams of butter and weight it as with all other ingredients which do not easy figure into stander 1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/4 cup measurements, etc. Again thanks and looking forward to trying your butter tortillas.
Thank you so much for all of your recipes, it’s a pleasure to listen to you, you are great at explaining how to do all of the recipes, pleasure to listen to you 🙏🏻
You should write a book. You know how to cook and you’re so good at explaining your recipes. I appreciate your work and dedication to your craft.
Yup, I'll preorder 2 copies stat!!
Put me down for one, but I'll probably have to order several!
This channel is getting me through young adulthood 😂😂 a book would be the butter in the tortilla 😂😂
I'd buy that.
She always has well explained recipes. She tries to cater to everyone's tastes and likes. Or maybe it is calorie counters and vegans lol
I remember getting home from school to my mom making fresh tortillas, always a pan of refried beans nearby. Didn't matter if main dish was fried chicken or spaghetti..always had beans n tortillas. YUMMM! Thank you for reminding me.
My mom never made these, matter of fact I never had a flour tortilla until I moved out but she always made pierogies,(mother is German, Italian and Sioux Indian) fresh breads and cakes. So I understand that smell of coming home from school :)
omg same except my mom hated refried beans. We always had charro beans nearby ready to be dejuiced and thrown in her fresh tortillas with whatever leftovers we had (ive eaten leftover fried chicken in tortillas, leftover pork chops, leftover spaghetti sauce and meatballs without the noodles which is oddly good, even leftover broccoli and cheese and potatoes and cheese which was also very yum. Tortillas make leftovers better lol. I didnt even know we were poor till well into my late preteen years cause we ALWAYS ate like kings and queens in mamas house
Anyone who grew up on tortillas and beand is good in my book. Im positive it builds character.
@@litbopeep5726Same, Beans and tortillas here🙋♀️. So now during this pandemic I say, as long as we have beans and tortillas we'll be ok.
Exactly , getting home from school there was always frijoles , tortillas & chile in the molcajete...
Some of my favorite memories are of walking into my grandmother's house on a Sunday afternoon, after church and the smell of hot, fresh tortillas would fill the house. Getting one straight off the comal and slathering it with butter💖💖💖
Same. My grandma made them just about every day. So good.
Girl!!!! Thats the best!! And with freshly made refried beans
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What a great memory. My mom would make many many tortillas for us and they were the best
As for my grandmother ..I wish!! She hated all 8 of us sad hu (heard she was afraid of the dark before she passed)
I can't imagine hating mine ❤
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Thank you I don't let it get me down.
I really like your comment tho and your memory of your Grammy 😍
My favorite childhood memory is walking home from school and immediately recognizing the smell of tortillas being cooked, from neighbors or from our home. Love, love, love that so much. Be safe and thanks for those memories.
You're correct! I've used butter, margarine , oil, & Crisco, they all come out fine.
Really?. First I only used butter but doesn't work. Do I really need a rolling bat for tortilla
Do you think Crisco butter flavor shortening will work an get the same results
Pardon my Texan, but HOLY $hit!! I am 41, live in Austin and I’ve always bought my tortillas from H‑E‑B or restaurants because they always got too dry when I tried to make. Your tip I tried today- about not adding flour! I made a batch with your recipe, but half butter and lard and no extra flour and they were delicious! Iced in today, and wanted tacos but had no tortillas till now! Thank you!
I was my best friend's honorary sister. Her mom made the best tortillas that I've ever had. Her husband made a press for her and a big thin metal disc to cook them on. She measured her flour using her cupped hand & pinches of stuff😄 My friend resorted to grabbing her handful of flour & tipping it into a measuring cup to try to get a recipe from her😄 ❤ your channel!
I saw this video on my feed and started watching. I was born in Honduras and I remember watching my aunts making these tortillas every night. You just brought so many memories of my childhood. Thank you!
I made this recipe again tonight. Recipes like this will help us get through this tough time.
I just made this today and they are awesome! Thank you for another spot on recipe! I was born and raised in Texas and live in Idaho now and miss HEB and awesome Mexican restaurants. Thanks to your channel, I can learn to cook it myself! Blessings 😀🕊
Hi, love your videos. I just made these and they came out great. I've tried making them in the past and they would come out dry and hard. I let them rest for a good while until I was ready to cook them. I used very minimal amount of flour to roll them out. Thank you so much. Your voice is warm and soothing. You stick to the topic at hand and don't divert into other areas. Keep up the good work.
I seriously need to try this. Just dawned on me that I haven't eaten homemade tortillas since my mom died. 15 years.
Gosh, sorry to hear about your mom. 💜
Prayers..🌿🙏☦️📿🕯️💜🦋
Sorry to hear. 💗💞💖
Mas Chingon I’m there with you. Sorry.
Mas Chingon nice picture! Space ace was the best!
I never really learned from my parents how to make these things. Your channel has helped fill in the gaps. Can’t wait to cook with my daughter and teach her some of our culture that we seem to be losing.
I like that you use what you have it works with a budget
Im in a county where Mexican food does not exist and I am dying for it!! I know if these people had a taste of it..it would be a hit!! But I'm so glad I found your channel. I can definitely make this and only some of the recipes because they don't have any Mexican ingredients so I would have to find substitutes. Gracias!!
I’m 23 years old and I’m trying to impress my husbands side of the family with cooking an amazing Easter dinner cuz my suegra makes the most delicious food every holiday. I honestly don’t know what to make for Easter but I know that carne asada can never go wrong after forty days of no meat. Could you post a video of how you marinate your carne asada? And maybe some good sides? I’m definitely going to make these tortillas. Thank you for your videos, I love them so much
Nyx Elizondo what did you end up making and how did it go?
I always make deviled eggs or a homemade creamy Mac and cheese.
You can marinate carne asada with 1/2-1 can of beer
Lime juice
Garlic salt and light pepper
My mom never had a recipe. She had a big metal can. She put all the ingredients in a small well in the center. Worked it around and a ball came out ! God bless our family members who cooked wit love ! From scratch!
My mom never did either. When I'd ask her what she used she'd reply a little of this, and little of that. How do you make it? Just out it all together.
As an adult she asks why I dont know how to cook. Loved her food as a kid.
Thank you for posting your GREAT videos and including your family recipes. I love that you are flexible and offer substitutes with measurement adjustments. I made the butter tortillas for the first time. I added the hot water in slowly and used a hand blender tool instead of my hands (I had hand surgery). They turned out great 👍🏼 ! Thank you again, you’re so talented.
I just tried your recipe and it's really REALLY good !!!! It's the easiest , simple and fastest tortillas that I ever made and so delicious! Thank you for your recipe. I have a few recipes of tortillas that I have made and saying in the recipe no hot water and mixing the dough till all gets together and cover the bowl and let it rest 1 hour and after must knead 20 minutes and resting the dough 30 minutes after kneading and after forming little balls and resting again 30 minutes and after rolling the dough till you can see through and resting again the dough 30 minutes....It's 3 hours to make and It's not cook !!! And another recipe I have tried its the dough you put in the refrigerator all night. The next day you knead for 10 minutes and rest 30 minutes. After, you roll in balls and roll the dough and cook but again its so long to make and the taste is good but your tortillas recipe is so good , even more so why put so much time ???? I have tried so much recipes of tortillas and you know I'm a bread maker for almost 40 years so , I know bread and in so much variety, forms and with all kinds of flour mix , with or without yeast or best is sour dough, bread recipes are infinity.....I'm a bread lover and your tortillas recipe for my liking is the best with a lot's of butter inside, that's the secret for any good recipes.( not only for bread !) that have that little taste of something more than other ecipes......it's BUTTER !!!🤗 You never put to much butter in any recipes you make believe ME, because the success of a recipe and the taste it's in the BUTTER !!! One thing you learn first in becoming a real and good cooking chef , there's 3 ingredients for making the best recipes of all ,and it's ; BUTTER WITH BUTTER AND BUTTER !!! VOILÀ !
This recipe is seriously fantastic. I made it over and over again, so soft but springy to wrap!!! This is going to be the last tortilla recipe for me! Thank you for sharing
your recipes are SO accurate & good -- they always come out well. my tortillas were dry & tough until I found you; now I make great tortillas. thank you!!! BTW, I weighed out all the ingredients (because as you mentioned, measurement by weight works best for baking) and for me, 3 cups of White Wings all-purpose flour came out to 410 grams and the baking powder came out to 10 grams. another reason I love working by weight when baking is that you don't have to get a bunch of measuring cups and spoons dirty (okay, I can be a little lazy)! THANK YOU AGAIN!!!
Thank you! You know somewhere on here someone commented that 3 cups to grams is 409 grams, so you are spot on. I think the biggest reason for my three cups being slightly less is because I really fluff and aerate the flour before scooping. I might just might retest it. Either way I'm so glad you tried the recipe. I appreciate you!🙏💖
I've never tried to make tortillas. My grandmother, & aunts did it, I never learned from them & always thought it was too labor intensive. This is so doable! I even have my husbands moms tortilla press. I'm so doing this later today. My son will be thrilled! TFS love all your videos! BTW...that is my DREAM stove! Maybe one day I will have a home with gas cooking ability! A girl can dream..
I’m proud of you and thankful for a “recipe “!! My Gramma would show ya and say these are the ingredients and this is how it should feel and look..... no measurement’s! ❤️
You have saved me 7 dollars in gluten free wrap costs the weekend. Made your butter recipe with ground oat flour..delicious! My grilled chicken fajitas were just perfect! I am so excited to have UA-cam met you!!!!
Thank you! I am celiac; we love Mexican food, but my husband doesn't like corn tortillas. I've been scrolling through the comments looking for anyone who has used, or asked about using, gluten-free substitutes! I am now very, very happy.
You page has helped me so much! My husband is Hispanic and his mama unfortunately passed away when he was young and these homemade tortillas made him think of his mama so much! These were a staple in her home!
there are so many recipes for making good flour tortillas but this recipe is the same one my mom used growing up. We made tortillas every other day. 5 lb bag gold medal flour and Glabber Girl baking Power. Tortillas were always soft, always bubblie. Back then we put our cooked tortillas wrapped in dish towels and then in a plastic bread bag. they didn't last long... large family, lots of mouths to feed. We ate tortillas everyday.. I was born in the 50's . My brothers, sisters and parents still alive and well. Home cooking keeps you healthy.
👍👍 True.
SERIOUSLY GIRL?! holy smokes.. i think this is the best Tortilla you've made -- why? because i was talking back to you the entire time saying.. "that's what i did wrong!" and "why didn't i take better notes the first time?" lol thank you so much for doing this one.. You are AMAZING! Love ALL your videos.
I just want to say thank you so much you have been a life saver to my family and I .. I’m American and my husband is Honduran and I can cook tamales corn tortillas and much more but when it came to flour tortillas I struggled and watched so many videos but yours are the ones that helped me so thank you and you’re amazing 💕❤️🥰
Thanks for the recipe. Perfect timing. It's raining today and I don't like driving in the rain. I'm out of tortillas. I have all the ingredients to make tortillas except shortening, I've never heard of using butter but going to try this recipe right now.
Itza Mee let us know 🤔
How did it turn out with the butter.
How was it?
My partners grandma recently passed away and I wanted her recipe but it was lost with her. I dabbled with some recipes and ingredients to find out ITS FREAKING HARD TO MAKE TORTILLAS! I was not ready because it is by feel that makes the difference. Anyway after many sacrifices your video was the one that really helped. I want to thank you so much it really made my partner happy. Also if you use oil I find that the canola oil was my favorite
I've made this recipe twice now and it comes out great everytime! I may never buy store bought again!
This is what I love about you...You always tell me to use what I have your the authentic type of cook that is my grandmother and mother type of cook.
My mom never allowed us in the kitchen when she cooked because she said we only made a mess (typical Hispanic mother lol) so I never really learned how to cook traditional Mexican food....until now!!!! I love your channel!!!
Hey, Angela! I'm so happy! I've been trying to make perfect flour tortillas for 3 years now and anytime I feel I need a refreshing in how to make them I come watch your videos. I FINALLY made perfect, beautiful, soft tortillas. Not almost perfect, but perfect! I owe it to you cause each time I watch you I learn something new. Thank you, thank you, thank you! ❤
Made my eyes water thinking of my Grandma and hearing her make Tortillas in the morning. Thanks for sharing. 💜
I followed the recipe exactly and can I just say... YAAAAASSSSSS They are so soft and tasty! I used 1/4 cup of oil. Thank you so much for putting the measurements in grams.
All the tips you said in this video is exactly what I needed. The dry tortillas and how they snap back was my biggest problem! Thank you.
It's funny growing up on the family farm we made our own butter and that's how my great great grandmother made tortillas with butter 🤣. It wasn't until I moved to the city that I learned people use manteca (lard) for tortillas, and that's because I lived in both Mexico and the US and everyone I knew used butter. I'm the main reason I'm writing I love your resets that you're using. It takes me back to my childhood to seeing a moma cook and make tortillas ❤️
About 1994 I was in Mexico City working in Chapa-De pic and the foreman on the job spoke no English but he made us breakfast every morning and he would make tortillas on a piece of pipe 10in or 12 around it had a little fire going in the bottom of the pipe and then he would tap his hands together with the tortilla in it and then get it thin enough and put it on top of the pipe and then turn it when you got done on that side it was real neat and tasted awesome
Amen ! Folks from other parts of the world use their discarded food cans to cook. Pots and pans are a rich mans thing. God bless and praise God we can cook with running water inside !
I tried this recipe today. This is my first time ever for regular flour tortillas. They looked and tasted great...yes, past tense! Thank you for your explanations, especially about flour and even hanging the tortilla dough over the edge of the bowl! Loved it.
I appreciate how you always educate and encourage your viewers. Thanks!
I made these tonight. Omg so easy, soft, and delicious. I used you advice and used what I had which was 1/2 butter & 1/2 bacon grease. I'm a Texan too and keep a mason jar in the fridge tightly done with a lid to keep other smells out. Oh my goodness your recipe is good. I have problems with my hands so I did the main mixing & kneading with my kitchen aid. Thank you for sharing. ❤ 🏡
I love how she mentions H.E.B thats a texas thang
Spot on. HEB is Texas shopping
I am making tortillas today for Cinco de Mayo. Can’t wait to see how they turn out. Viva San Antonio, so H-E-B is our only big grocery store.
Yes ma'am. HEB is my store. I am in south east Texas
God, I miss HEB.
@@charlesfkessler LOL, I feel for you.
I'm a guy and I've been making torillas for a while now. I enjoy your videos. I will try this recipe today!
There's a bunch of us on here, because her recipes are a homage to our abuelas, and abuelos.
@@joequezada1279 my gramd mother use to make torillas with beans because thats all we had to eat back then and it was GOOD!
Absolutely, we had beans and tortillas, meat was a treat, I think back to those times and my kids will never know what real struggle or lack the will that we had growing up, I'm glad in a way that they are able be spoiled because I feel like we as people and Hispanics have taken a huge leap forward.
@@joequezada1279 I also think we have progressed but we must also ground these hispanic kids of today.
@@joseangelrivasjr.7710 you're right my friend.
I made these today to accompany my carne guisada and omgeee sooo delicious! My first time making these and so fast and easy. I had two sick kids at home too and was able to do these so quick! Thank you for sharing this delicious tortilla recipe 💕
forget having to get heb fresh bakery tortillas again... this recipe is very similar and great! i used unsalted butter and got great results.
I always buy my tortillas at the store thank you for showing how easy these can be made I will definitely make them at home.
So are you making tortillas at home now?
I just made these today and I’m proud of myself because the first time I made it it was a fail I couldn’t roll the dough out for nothing but through Christ I could do all things who strengthens me and I did it and they are delicious eating them with some pernil ( pork shoulder wrap ) Thank you for sharing your recipe with us have a blessed day
I made these for dinner tonight & it came out DELICIOUS!
in the 70s, when my mom couldn’t find or get to the store she’d use wesson oil, her tortillas were so soft they would melt in your mouth, she had lots of experience cooking too because she was the oldest of 8 kids and all were boys, she babysat so grama and grampa could go work in the fields thank you mom for teaching me and my sister how to make tortillas when we were very young 10-11 years old
As my mother used to say, "it's easy when you know how." I like to experiment with different recipes and play with my food. These are great tortillas, whether taco or burrito size.
This is my 3rd tortilla video I have watched from you and they NEVER get old!! Thank you so much for your videos!!!
Absolutely love how you engage your viewers, so real. Your recipes are so easy to follow. Thank you!
I love how you’re so inclusive. I agree, just use what you have. Hugs from NZ.
great recipe as always. but yeah, as much as i love cooking videos, the comment section/cooking community is sometimes pretty toxic because according to certain people apparently there is only "one right way" to do things. but i guess there will always be people who complain and are way too stuck in their ways. keep up the good work and keep experimenting!
really want to make some tortillas now but dont know what i ll have with them yet lol.
Thank you! Yes, sometimes I feel bad for not keeping up with comments, but gosh sorting through the garbage troll comments takes its toll. It definitely comes with the territory of UA-cam though. I appreciate your comment! Thanks again.😊
Growing up in San Antonio, when we were small kids, enchiladas were made with red corn tortillas. We moved to west texas and I when I ordered them they were made with yellow toritillas. Came back to S.A. and they are no more. So, it doesn’t matter what technique you use, as long as they taste like a tortilla!
The complaints seem to go against G Mama's mantra of "use what you have." What I love about keeping a Mexican kitchen--I'm una chilena--is that you can always make something good regardless of the meats, veggies, aromatics, etc., that you have on hand. Butter? Why not?
I simply love your videos, I haven't thought about it before until you said excuse me for my rant, but you and a select few of other you tubers are the only ones that can talk an not be annoying when you do so. You are a great cook and you explain things so well, thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills. I am heading over to check out your Merch hope you have aprons and coffee mugs, I am collecting them from my favorite UA-cam Cooks!!
I'm going to make these today! They look so good!! Also, thank you for being super real in your cooking advice. Not everything has to be set in stone, one way only. I love experimenting too!
I just finished making this recipe and it was delicious. I only had ghee 😂 but it was good. I also added some pepper and onion powder to get fancy. Will definitely be making these again. Thank you ❤❤❤
thank you for another great video, and talking us through the issues. I consider tortilla making to be my greatest failure after trying a few different recipes and none working out. You give this tortilla dyslexic hope!
You are welcome! I know it's a lot of talking, but I think if I can just remember tips or points that may help someone. I hope it all works out for you. 😊
I love how you teach. Thank you so much for sharing. I did these, followed instructions to the T and everyone loved them. ❤😊
Butter has always been a alternative when there was no lard now I’m hooked on butter tortillas my CUZZ done it for years I’ve done it on hard times ! there good n Ive never got a complaint! You make them just like me glad I found this video your not alone n nether am I when it comes to butter tortillas! Awesome 😎 video
I have been looking for someone like you to show me how to make flour tortillas for a very long time. I remember when I was a child helping my grandmother make flour tortillas. She only let me knead the balls of dough for her and not how to make the dough. They were to best thing I every ate. Thank you for your detailed instructions!
Omg I made these tonight for dinner and they’re delicious!!! I used butter but did not add the butter flavor because I didn’t want the imitation flavor. This will be our go to recipe from now on!! Be sure to Doug,e it yall! My husband and daughter ate them as soon as they were done. I guess it’s just meat for dinner LOL (we do have a few left hehe)
This is by far the best tortilla recipe I've come across. Thank you so much.
I love flour tortilla's, i live in Vegas and i used to make this everyday for the restaurant, now i am over Thailand and i introduce this kind of Mexican dough to my Father-in-law, from my amazement they love your recipe, i told them i just copy it from you, so i give you the credit for letting me work on it here to show them this recipe,. i make a variation of this tortilla to a burrito dough everything came out perfectly and made me a real enchilada sauce from dried peppers mixed em all up with cilantro oregano and cumin everything came out perfect,. thanks for sharing your video,..
I'm an American living in Nigeria, ran across your video today. Really been wanting some Tortilla's since I been here. I followed your recipe to the 'TEE' and they came out great. Thank you.
Ok so THANK YOU SO MUCH 😊 I followed this recipe and my tortillas came out absolutely PERFECT!
I’ve tried so many recipes such as my moms, granny’s, and few others...... they just DO NOT come out like there’s or The way I would like. My husband tried mine after following this particular recipe and 🥰. Again Thank You 😊
I made these tonight to go with my caldo de pollo and OMG giiiiiirl THANK YOU THANK YOU♡ My husband and I loved them!
This is just the way my mother used to make four tortillas. They were always the softest and so deliciously good.
I absolutely love your soft flour tortillas and make them often. I'll try this butter one next. Honestly, I have NEVER had a tortilla I liked better than your soft flour tortillas. Thanks for sharing.
Its true..i made her tortillas and carne guisada
Success! I have tried to make tortillas many times and every time was a disaster- but with all the helpful hints you gave I just made the best tortillas. The dough rolled out like a dream. This is my HG recipe now for sure😉
Where have you been all my life??❤️❤️❤️❤️. My coworkers aunt would bring us a batch to work to “Snack on” omg !! Nothing is better then having them fresh thank you 🙏
Ive used butter when i didnt have manteca. And my mom uses oil when she makes dough for pumpkin empanadas. It all works.😊
Thanks for sharing, I'm from El Paso and always hear lard was the preferred method. Good to hear butter works just as well. Keep up the great cooking presentations. Love your channel.
They look heavenly! Flour tortillas are like comfort food to me.... Tacos, Burritos, Quesadillas or even just warmed up with a little butter! This is going to sound horrible, but I even like taking a flour tortilla, putting a big blop of peanut butter down the middle along with some jelly, and rolling it up like a burrito.
Thank you so much for posting this video. I doubt I'll ever be able to make them as well as you, but I will definitely give this a try!
Yes..peanut butter on a hot homemade tortilla is so melty and good..thats a treat i remember as a kid lol
고추장 마마!
Thanks for this recipe! This is exactly what I need! I don't want to use lard or shortening. I added 1 gram of dry yeast. My dough is a smooth and pliable structure. The water temp is important. The hotter the water, the quicker the gluten unravels.
Firstly, I want to thank you for sharing your recipe. I don't really like using too much lard in my cooking and I was already thinking about substituting with butter when I saw your original tortilla video. I also am grateful for that angle showing the tortillas rising as they cooked, at stove level 😍. And lastly, when you tore a piece off the cooked tortilla at the end, it just did some things to my taste buds. Oh my! ❤️
Butter it up girl! Butter makes everything better 😂
Just so you know Food for Lyds is another awesome youtuber, and apparently she knows other quality cooks.😊
Amen just say No to margarine ! I made homemade butter in a churn in the fifties! God bless
Your hours of making thousands of tortillas in your life really shows in the quality of your tortillas. Beautiful.
I like to eat everything in a wrap tortilla. You have a very nice voice and manner to teach. Thank you for showing us how a master does it.
Before my stoner self forgets again lol!! I wanted to say thank you! I was wondering why my tortillas always turned out like frisbees lol!!
Totally appreciate it!
Sincerely Saint
A big Thank you from Hong Kong, the brands I cant find but the ingredients are easy to get, does not matter where on this beautiful earth I might be but the smell and taste of a home made tortilla brings every one together and reminds me of home.
Que ricas se ven las tendre que hacer👍gracias por tu receta y mil bendiciones
I live in Austin Texas....we always shop at HEB.
I love the way she explains every step.
Thank you Tracey
I will try to make these delicious tortillas today
Thank you so much for making these with butter !! Right after I saw your lard videos, I purchased some & was putting together the recipe, when I started seeing warnings on google about lard, health-wise, etc. 😭 Ha So I knew I'd have to find an alternative. Shortening is another one I'll probably try. The saddest part for me is I know I'll be giving up flavor ! I had a neighbor friend's mom who used to make hers with lard...😋, and later, a wonderful Hispanic friend who also made them with lard. They were wonderful, and I've never tasted the equivalent in all the years I've tasted many others without lard ! Store bought or homemade.
I've tasted the HEB butter tortillas & don't taste butter. Extracts really don't do it for matching butter flavors for me. The same with the imitation butter flavor for popcorn. lol Maybe one day they'll perfect it !! 👍🏼😁
But I know these will come out great. So thank you for all your recipes, even the lard ones ! I still learn from all of them !!
It's Dec. 2019, so I'd like to wish you and everyone a very Merry Christmas !!! 🙏🎄🎅☃️ And Happy, Happy New Year !!! Happy cooking !! 👋🏼😘
You are very articulate when describing cooking methods. After watching and reading so many recipes, think I’ll stick with your method.
Recipe worked like a charm! Thank you for the positive motto of using what you’ve got!
I am so happy I came across your channel today. Your way of explaining and demonstrating makes it feel like I am watching a friend teach me in her kitchen. Thank you for just being real and awesome to watch!
Hi, I found U and will try this recipe since we just love chicken enchilada casserole made in the crock pot with cut strips of tortillas. Baking in crock pot on high then to low for a total cook time of about 7 to 8 hrs. The tortillas become more so like the thick to 1/2 thin bread pieces and it soaks up the liquid, it is different then baking in the oven, we like to let sit a day to enquire flavor hehe kind of hard to do but we manage the time in quality tasting foods. Thanks Ur recipes are so good, we just love them and we live in the Philippines, from the Denver area, cant beat a good mexican chef!!!!
I’m so glad I found your channel! I love how you emphasize to use what you have on hand, and your calm approach to cooking delicious food. Thank you for all that you do!
I'm in El Salvador at the moment and a cube of butter is almost $4!! But, when I left San Antonio (😥) I got some butter-flavored Crisco and that's what I'll use to make your recipe. When ppl put too much stock in doing things "the right way", they miss out on SO much!
Keep making your videos. This transplanted California girl appreciates your recipes very much! 🍲 💛
Your husband or wife is lucky to have a good cook like you
My Dad and I used to switch off making tortillas every day after school when I was young. We used to compete on whose tasted better. I used butter often when it was my turn (because I had to use what we had) and my family loved them!
I tried the tortillas with butter and they came out so delicious
Fantastic! Thank you for troubleshooting and supplying tips along the way. This really helped, mine turned out great. :)
I used about 70grams of butter, and only 1 & 3/4tsp of baking powder as I'm sensitive to the taste. Can't wait to see how good they get with age and practice.
Thank you very much for supplying weights with your recipes. I do all my baking and cooking by weight were possible. Some people don't understand why weight baking is better. It greatest advantage is accurate measurements which can be produced. The second advantage is recipe reduction or increases. If I want to take your recipe and cut it down to 1/3 batch it is easy enough to measure out 1 cup instead of 3 cups of flour. On the other hand it is much harder to figure out how to measure 1/3 of 1/3 cup of butter. It is how ever easy to calculate 1/3 of 73 grams of butter and weight it as with all other ingredients which do not easy figure into stander 1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/4 cup measurements, etc. Again thanks and looking forward to trying your butter tortillas.
Thank you! I have made my first batch of tortillas and they came out GREAT and delicious!
They look scrumptious! I'm gonna give this recipe a whirl! Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful recipes. You cook from the heart❣
Thank you so much for all of your recipes, it’s a pleasure to listen to you, you are great at explaining how to do all of the recipes, pleasure to listen to you 🙏🏻
these were simple to make and turned out delicious! thank you for sharing!!