Homemade Sourdough Flour Tortillas
Ingredients
- 1 cup (240 g) active sourdough starter/discard
- 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp olive oil or melted butter
- ½–¾ cup (120–180 ml) warm water, as needed
Step-by-Step
1. Mix the dough
Large bowl mein flour, salt aur baking powder combine karein.
2. Add starter
Sourdough starter aur olive oil/melted butter add karein. Mix karein.
3. Add water
Warm water thoda-thoda add karte hue soft dough banayein. Dough na bohat sticky ho aur na dry.
4. Knead
Dough ko lightly floured surface par 5–7 minutes knead karein, jab tak smooth aur elastic ho jaye.
5. Rest & ferment
Dough ko covered bowl mein rakhein. Room temperature par 4–6 hours ferment karein, jab tak dough noticeably relaxed aur slightly puffy ho.
6. Divide
Dough ko 10–12 equal portions mein divide karein. Har portion ko smooth ball bana lein.
7. Second rest
Balls ko cover karke 20–30 minutes rest dein.
8. Roll
Har ball ko lightly floured surface par 7–8 inch thin circle mein roll karein.
9. Cook
Dry skillet/tawa ko medium-high heat par preheat karein. Tortilla rakhein aur 30–45 seconds cook karein.
Jab bubbles aur brown spots appear hon, flip karein aur doosri side 20–30 seconds cook karein.
10. Keep them soft
Har tortilla ko cook karte hi clean kitchen towel mein cover karein. Sab tortillas stack karte jayein.
Storage
- Room temperature: 1–2 days
- Refrigerator: up to 1 week
- Freezer: up to 2–3 months
Yield: 10–12 tortillas
Prep: 20 minutes
Fermentation: 4–6 hours
Cook: 10–15 minutes