Fresh Flour Tortillas! - Homemade Flatbread Recipe - Make Your Own Wraps!

[GreenGamerTV]

Effing pro kneading!

[HonduranAmerican]

Honduran folks, use butter, or oil. Sometimes we'll put milk instead of water, and sometimes we'll use coconut milk too. My mother, flattens the tortilla in her hands, by slapping it back and forth. I'm still trying to develop the technique.

[stasisnu18]

Im making tortillas for Years now, NEVER used vegetable shorting nor lard whatever, just flour + salt + olive oil + warm water, and they turn out PERFECT !

[radionradion]

Chef John how do i made homemade nacho chips at home from scratch..

Im having a nacho and cheese stall at a sunday flea market.. i know u did a cheese sauce

recently.. but i cant seem to find nachos anywhere... help!!

[Nicolesid1]

OH YEAH! Making this NOW!

[IsterichkaElliot]

thanks for the recipe. I'm so going to do this right now!

[gonnabesohealthy]

3:55 "over to a drrrraaaaaayyy"

[pernanjp]

My father made these all the time since I was a little boy.... Needless to say, we never actually bought flour tortillas from the store, hahaha.

[skillbill83]

I WANT TO POKE IT !

[bigglefty75]

your suppose to flat them twice in the press...-flap over

[asillem74]

Thanks for yet another great video. Love all your recipes. Just wondering .... my friends and I are getting together for a 'Mexican' night and I'm going to make quesadilla. I'd live to impress with homemade tortillas ... can I make the dough the night before and cook

The next day?

[TTibble]

Hahaha this is awesome and simple! I could replace with canna-butter!

[millionairejh]

chef jon u should make chinese fried onion pancakes

[ThAiLaO707]

i JUST made some without baking powder, and surprisingly they came out AWSM!!!!

[TheAdisah]

Thank you for posting this.

[DreaJinx]

so worth doing this, yeah!

[JB33ist]

Thanks Chef John i was looking forward to seeing that . :)

[ShogaNinja]

Why use all-purpose refined diabetes white flour when you can use whole wheat flour? I beg you to stop taking the easy path and start taking the healthy path.

[mageodarkness]

@ShogaNinja dont you mean the delicious path?

[AlgarWolf]

How do you think a pasta roller would work with the dough?

[YleniasrDream]

could you make homemade gnocci with meatsouce????

[luiserasmo]

My grandama made​tortillas many years ago since before it was cool. (Really true history)

[Lukash636]

I like how you explain why you do things in your vids (ie why you knead this way, why you apply extra flower etc) and you have a real friendly sounding voice :D

[sooyoung708]

can you double the recipe? seems kinda small

[socsocben]

@sooyoung708 No. Doubling recipes is illegal.

[picabo889]

hahahahaa he just ate plain tortilla!! i would have a little homemade tzatziki w/ this.. heaven!!

[LemonMerigueTie]

4:24 this takes me back. my parents made this all the time when i was a kid and they let me flip it once in a while and i thought it was the craziest thing watching it inflate like that haha

[CRAzyKRisTeLl]

my grandma needs to teach how to make REAL flour tortillas -___- this is not the original recipe its not even close

[darkdox3]

@CRAzyKRisTeLl there are many different flour tortilla recipes. this is his version.

[nathangill]

@CRAzyKRisTeLl Tortillas are old. Really old. Thousands of years old...

You really think your grandmother follows the "original" recipe?

[UltimateGrobanite]

@CRAzyKRisTeLl You're an idiot. That is all.

[sofiabp88]

That's a good recipe. Although... For this recipe to turn out as real flour tortillas (instead of flatbread) tortillas need to be a lot thiner. And for that to happen they have to pressed/rolled at least 2 times and let rest under a slightly greased cooking cloth (thin, not fuzzy)

[monalisa20]

I love making these. In Texas we make these all the time old school style

[khmerdudelmao]

2:57 inception.

[Sp3cialSauc3]

weird but they look similar to naan

[frealynn]

Tortilla Ballooooooooooooooons xD

[venombleedr]

Chef John sounds like Seth Rogen

[MrUnboxing25]

Halbertired he made flour tortillas dumb fuck no corn

[givebuuhugs]

@halbertired the title says flour tortillas/ homemade flatbread, which cues me to believe that Chief John is using flour (not corn), and most likely trying to describe what its 'like', not 'is'. Also, you're offended and being offensive about a recipe...?

[andrewfyip]

@halbertired LOL. You're just a troll. People have used lard in wheat flour tortillas so I don't see how this is any different.

[SweetCooki31]

noooo! flour torillas is not fuckin flatbread!!!!!

[pandafairy12034]

i tried this today to go along with the curry i made. but it didn't turn out right :( when i put the flattened dough into the pan, it didn't rise and inflate at all. what am i doing wrong?

[diontoldme]

Great video! Thanks!

[raunchy1313]

the press never works for me i always end up rolling them ,

[KiraTakahashi13]

my grandma makes the best tortillas in the world :DD

[sprayman23]

dont look like the tortillas my mom makes

[VellaDamitaJo]

23 jealous chefs I see! ;

[xXStrWbrrYsToneXx]

But what if I don't have a press or a pin? :( Do I have to buy one? I mean, I am going to as soon as I move cause I am really getting into naan and other breads, but I wanted to make some tonight....... hmmmmm......

[xXStrWbrrYsToneXx]

Ilol's when I realized that there are people who thumbs down his videos.

[sockmonkeygirll]

Is it okay to use butter instead of vegetable shortening?

[Hewhosmokeswomen]

@sockmonkeygirll

Lard trumps all other fats for tortillas

[NinieSWEET]

He`s so positive because of how he talks :D

[Kazzzzzo]

Very good, looks dely! I wonder why you don't just easy melt shortening a bit before adding it to the flour?

[xtcmora]

It looks sooooo yummy in "dough form"!!!

[JadeWentz]

I want him to narrate my life.

[Anusdhka]

corn tortillas are much more tasty, you should try it

[RiDKiculous]

mine didn't inflate. In fact, it came out more crunchy than soft. What am I doing wrong?

[dvdfrnzwbr]

@RiDKiculous Your using to much flour (to dry). When kneeding your dough stop adding flour when it still sticks a little to the kneeding surface but is workable and developes a skin. Your tortillas will come out soft and chewey.  Cook on low heat. You don't want tortillas to inflate.

[unluckylion]

amazing : D

[bluetextonwhitebg]

The saran wrap method just looks messy. Couldn't we just grease the press?

[mtan134]

@bluetextonwhitebg i don't see how adding grease (which imo is a pain in the ass to wash) can be less messy than using just a spritz of water and some plastic. O:

[7he3atman]

A tortilla will always be a tortilla. It can never be flat bread.

[Lilweedkila510]

that hot air building inside that tortilla lol if you popped it with your finger it would leave a mark son lol

[mancillado]

Nom nom!! Homemade flour tortillas are the best.... just a pain to roll out because they keep shrinking back!!!

[dvdfrnzwbr]

@mancillado Roll out in three seperate sessions with 20 minute rest periods between each session to combat shrinkage. Keep dough covered with towel when resting.

[aselka2011]

It's great! That's how we do it in Kyrgyzstan:))

[LovleyDoll690]

Oh my god, he sounds exactly like Seth Rogen! xD

[seamoscomplices]

Hi I sew you recipe and I am confused, you said 8 oz or 1 3/4 cup. but 8oz is a 1 cup and 13/4 is 14 oz. . 

[tsummerlee]

My husband's favorite tia couldn't make enough of these at family get- togethers. So delicious.

[seamoscomplices]

Good job.

[MusicPruducerInc]

PPL hello listen maybe the dislikes are accidents! :P anyways AWESOME VIDEO!

[terex4ever]

it looks yummy

[avnsun]

seth rogen :D

[OmgWtfAdm]

True story! Lol

[zerosix1786]

that looks delish

[lambosnicko]

no measurements on how much flour or butter to use?

[silverblue008]

@lambosnicko it's in his blog. in the description

[amstevens23]

my family uses lard (morrell snow cap lard, i know sounds bad but its better )and no baking powder the dough is softer :) i've noticed if you use oil it turns out like store bought tortillas X( try it out :) same technique.

[kitsue43]

I JUST finished making this to go along with my hummus. It was fantastic! :D Thank you Chef John, for making my wishes come true! :)

[AnimalCrossingMega12]

Yay balloon FOOD!

[clairecho22]

Hi, is this also known as pita bread? just asking, cause when it started to puff up, it looked like the pita bread from the store I go to.

Thanks! great recipes btw!

[kitsue43]

@clairecho22 while pita bread might be in the same family of flat breads (in that none contain yeast) tortillas are different from pita bread. Pita bread and tortillas both compliment different foods, but if you'd like to try replacing the pita bread in a sandwich recipe, in favor of tortillas, I can't imagine that it would be a negative outcome (again, depending on the fillings).

[clairecho22]

@kitsue43 Thanks!!

[TheArtyDragon]

If I ever get a tortilla balloon, I think I might end up playing with it too...

[iluvmusic375]

You're a great narrator :)

[sparky0451]

you know that would be,, just wrong :) lolol

[MANNUbMe]

Indian people eat this practically every day they're chapatis or roti i guess not tortillas

[callofduty4rocks132]

haha it looked like a football

[12quillemall5321]

My family uses coconut oil instead of shortening ( or the real way, lard.) It's a healthier oil that makes it crisper and taste better.  You can find coconut oil at walmart.

[SerenityM16]

I just looked it up, that device is about $20, I thought it'd be a lot more expencive then that, but it wasn't :)

[kebubas]

I thought that tortillas are made from corn flour which was difficult to get cuz some kind of laws were made around it etc. etc. o.O

[misterpink95]

i just want to see him pop the tortilla at the end

[ThePerricoco]

im from the Caribbean an we call this "bake" or "sadda Roti" ! we eat this like every week! with almost any thing from cheses to bodi to beef to iguana..

[avivelevovii]

@foodwishes

Hi Chef John,

I really really love these, but mine don't blow up like yours.

Do you know why that is?

Keep up the awesome recipes!

[pauography23]

you need to eat tortillas with some sauce.

[pauography23]

you knead dough with only one hand, that's so incredible!

[210482fmj]

tortillas made with half masa harina and half flour are a much nicer texture than all flour tortillas. i ahve found all flour tortillas never stay soft enough and dont roll very nicely for burritos. try half flour and half masa harina. they stay lovely and soft. best i have tried for burritos

[RobvandenBoogaard]

@foodwishes Made this today with 2 green asparagus and a sjalot finely sliced. Baked it in a bit of olive oil, scrambled an egg with it. Seasoned it with salt, pepper and some Tabasco and fold the mixture in the warm tortilla......fantastic, a perfect lunch!

[XeeGen]

I love it when you start poking your dough. You always do that and it looks just really funny

[makeupchica79]

Slap a lil butter on a fresh one... oweee delish! Ahhh child hood memories of my Grandma making these : ))

[colorfulvectors]

Addition to recipe(1):

The cook can roll hither and thither over the pancake without pressing the normal size clean glass jar with a straight wall. The presence of the two glass banks for this procedure is a good variant i think.

Addition to recipe(2):

Before thermal process the cook can apply the scissors for creating forms of the pancakes, if the cook wants to receive the more handsome pancakes. This procedure requires the scissors, flour and ideas.

[essam007]

can i move in with u? :3

[lupusk9]

how do you make them thinner for like burritos?

[LaGitana87]

@lupusk9 that's like a texas-style tortilla which you can make the same way but with oil instead of shortening and warm milk instead of warm water.

[dvdfrnzwbr]

@lupusk9 To make them thinner after pressing with a tortilla press, let the flattened dough rest for 20-30 minutes covered with a towel. Then affix a sheet of saran wrap to a flat surface so that it is secure and won't move. Spray saran wrap with cooking oil. Place flattened dough on saran wrap then press, pull, and stretch it out with the tips of your fingers while shaping into a circle. I stretch my dough out until it is translucent.

[dvdfrnzwbr]

@lupusk9 To roll out dough thin watch "How To Make Lefse" on youtube.

[nagwagi2000]

I love flat breads, especially the arabic type that's great to dip in Hummus! And check out my video response...

[viscunt]

True story

[Forthebadangood]

it's different from the way my grandmother do it o o

[mandarightnow]

"tortilla balloon!"

I laughed. (:

[1lovecan2]

Good job! Some people need to relax about his way of making tortillas... Everybody does it differently, obviously & if you already know how to make them, then why are you watching this??

[marchstrong]

I love his voice.

[MercSLRFan]

I hate people who thumbs down his videos.

It's so wrong.

[Lukash636]

@MercSLRFan The people who thumbs them down don't know how to cook

[1964Yojimbo]

they go great with peanut butter and jelly!!!

[Abeba323]

Ah so cool! Pretty similar to Tanzanian style chapatis I've seen made except minus a step where you twist the dough into spirals before frying to make it more layered...and, yeah minus all the frying oil. lol

[bradyischamp]

if i want a good snack warm up a flour tortilla and spread some butter on there. awesome snack

[serpentinexcubed]

bah man they worse.

[theSFgiantsfreak55]

Tortilla balloon!

[selamawitee]

tortilla balloon! lol

[hannahbanana468]

just made this tonight along with your spanish rice recipe. it was delish! i filled it with some chicken, peppers and onion and it was a huge hit thanks for the idea!

[killergirlgoodgirl1]

im so sad i forgot to neat it and when i put it in the pan i watched in blow up and then it exploded

[neonbutterflys]

my grandma would use boiling water and she would form the dough balls so they kind of looked like little pie crust before she would roll them out, I think she also used more lard, and hers came out super buttery and soft they kinda melted in your mouth

[Mike480537]

doesnt look like mexican home made tortillas....too thick

[AfroToast]

This would be amazing with Aioli.

[masterplomo1]

sorry, but in this recipe you failed, the flour totillas need be more thin, add, a pinch of salt, and luke warm water

[ixkey]

! Yum all up :o)

[Krakarn]

This is magic!

[asvoriapenxil]

Same as making Indian Chapatti

[AbstractMan23]

ooo dig the slow mo, chef ;-)

[meichan0988]

do we just eat it plain or w some curry? like prata =)

[usmansharifmicky]

My food wish is how to make Shawarmas

[bskulldragon100]

brown parahtas are beter n00bz

[1Muse3]

tsk tsk chef John! flour tortillas!! you should have made a vid on making CORN tortillas!

[emaxxx29]

2:27 looks like boob implants ... :)

[MrChiemerie]

what can i eat it with??

[ajvagirl]

Ugh I wanna knead that dough. It looks like fun :)

[floingdetscha]

this is going to be hard to roll into fajitas :P

[zerenitythoughts]

If you own a tortilla press...i'm pretty sure you've made tortillas before <.< just saying lol ...they really are good and you have to have to add the fat! thats the only way to make them come out nice and chewy

[whosaiducaneatmario]

if you eat them alone, try them with green onion!! its awesome

[Arteolike]

You'd need a huge press to make wrap size tortillas... or at-least MY warp size tortillas =)

[joannetnq]

inflatable tortilla balloons!!! yay!!! ^.^

Sorry for the bad joke. Couldn't resist.

Looks fantastic!! I wonder how thin you need to roll then out since there is no way I'll be able to buy those press things....

[missavaricebliss]

If you're having trouble with your tortillas getting hard and crispy too fast, first make sure you are not over cooking them or using too high heat and second pop them in a zip top bag while they are still slightly warm. The steam that gets trapped in the bag will very gently rehydrate the bread, making it soft again.

[seh211]

You make it look so easy. I wan't some now:)

[peoplecallmeagoth]

For people saying they wish there were measurements.. :

8 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 3/4 cup), more as needed

3/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup vegetable shortening

1/2 cup hot water (about 105 degrees F.)

He said he'd post it on the site and he did, MAYBE CHECK IT (;

Seriously though, this looks fantastic and I can't wait to make some.

[rocieladdi]

the recipe was good!.. some people need measurements (especially important when you are SHOWING/EXPLAINING to someone how to do something) but with practice as Chef said, you get to play it by ear. but its a pretty basic ratio, sometimes a little more water, sometimes a little less.. no bigyyy

i would only add: be carefull when you push down on the tortilla baloon! it has veryy hot steam that will seep out from a random spot of the tortilla and it burns! (experience talking ¬¬)

[diesoline]

and as always... I ENJOYED it...

[Libertymcc]

in my country, we call tortillas "farata" or "roti". Instead of using butter, we use oil.

[sevlegalizzz]

chef john i think anyone who has a tortilla warmer already knows how to make tortillas

[coolanddark]

WoW! That tortilla puffed up like a balloon! Great job! Wish you had the measurements though.

[fatcakesz]

reminds me of naan

[Gh4LVr]

naan... yum :P

[enburst]

lol you couldve just made a quesadilla...

[sicolife]

Im going to make some these for sure!!!!!!!!

[nine110]

I made this recipe and it was freaking fantastic. I used a rolling pin and mine were not that perfect but equally good. Thanks Chef!

[hannahlovesification]

i made this!

(:

it went well.

[shesobreezy]

This looks good I have always wondered how the chalupa tortilla bread is made at taco bell

[thatbastardson]

my flatbread gets hard, almost immediately. its easier to just buy it. stays longer.

[wkp413]

do you HAVE two hands.. or did you lose one in a wild cooking accident? we never see it.

[wkp413]

do you HAVE two hands.. or did you lose one in a wild cooking accident? we never see it.

[sarakjanakisi]

ahh my mum always makes this .. it's delisious! :D

[suicider00]

im getting fat because of chef john

[AncientBoneCrusher]

@suicider00 It is because Chef John is the bomb!

[sirspamsalot2]

@suicider00 I need to grease the door to get out

[MarciNoExcess]

@suicider00 you'd be fat anyway, fucking american

[Arteolike]

@MarciNoExcess fucking whatever you are. Oh I'm sorry, your a bum. 

[suicider00]

@MarciNoExcess im not from america. but nice to get positive comments ;)

[LissCanDoMakeup]

@MarciNoExcess geez racist much?

[TruthSmack]

@MarciNoExcess I understand why people are blaming america for their role in a globalism. However there is a much bigger picture to this. The american elite have no loyalty to america because they have either never had any, or feel that they have outgrown this sinking ship. When the titanic sank the rich got to get on the escape ships while guns were shot and people were literally locked in their rooms to die. america was founded by an older order (freemasons) who had their own agenda.

[MarciNoExcess]

@TruthSmack Of course it's just a stereotype, but I loved how he used Chef John's videos as an excuse. I wonder if hes really fat in real life :D

[VonLeachim]

perhaps rubbing some fresh garlic over em when just cooked..

..could add a certain something..

good vid, cheers

could u make some breads gluten free? - hand milled flour ?

[SiriusPotterFan]

LOL, Tortilla balloon!