Cook flour tortillas for about 1 minute on one side and flip them only once.
Floor tortillas you can see through.
One more vote for buying fresh but if you can t i would freeze them if you re not eating them everyday.
2 cups grated cheeses use any combination of good melting cheese you like.
But for me a good flour tortilla is when you can almost see through it.
On the other hand when eating the tortillas with melted cheese or fluffy eggs i prefer.
Cook the remaining tortillas in a similar manner and store stacked in the towel to keep them warm and soft.
Tortillas can be stored in a sealable plastic bag and refrigerated until ready for use.
For example when eating the tortillas with grilled meats and seafood i want the thin and ultra tender ones that are so fat laden that you can practically see through them like oil stained paper for that style of tortilla check out my recipe here.
The tortillas will be super thin and almost see through after they are rolled out this is what you want.
How to re heat homemade flour tortillas.
Cook the other side for an additional 30 seconds until you see a hint of browned spots.
The amount of moisture in the dough will cause them to stick together.
To re heat the tortillas you can either use the stovetop pan method just as you cooked them or you can pop them in the microwave in between two damp paper towels for 15 to 20 seconds or until they re warmed through.
A good tortilla should be a nice vehicle for the taco.
Corn tortillas can supply some built in portion control.
To reheat the tortillas tuck them in an envelope made out of aluminum foil and heat in a 325 f oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
In northern mexico nine times out of 10 you ll see them really really thin and they are the king of the flour tortilla so i go with.
When you roll it out it should have that translucent quality.
I m a fan of rolling flour tortillas as thin as you can.
4 medium flour tortillas buy the thinnest ones you can find hopefully thin enough to see through when you hold them up to the light 4 teaspoons unsalted butter melted.
Flour tortillas inset a.
Thin and light and chewy and then you can put less filling in it and everything becomes a much more delicate thing to eat.
Do not stack the tortillas before they are cooked.
Corn tortillas can be more flavorful and have a bit of texture to them where flour tortillas are blander with a doughy consistency.
Use the extra flour as needed during this process.