Handmade Flour Tortillas | Rick Bayless Taco Manual

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Though corn—made into masa and baked into tortillas—has been Mexico’s unique staff of life for millennia, flour tortillas also have a place. And that place is almost exclusively in the northern part of the country where the Spaniards found that wheat could thrive. In some ways, flour tortillas are easier to get right than corn tortillas, and this has been my go-to recipe for 40 years. The proportions are classic, producing a flaky and rich-tasting tortilla, especially when made with fresh-rendered pork lard, which is what I always use. If lard isn’t your thing, know that vegetable shortening works—but it’s virtually tasteless.

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All Comments (21)

@hadronoftheseus8829 11 months ago

This guy is a godsend for us clueless gringos.😊
@lovemy2babies 11 months ago

I always use Chef Bayless flour tortilla recipe. I live in MexicoI and I haven’t bought flour tortillas in years! 😁 do use vegetable shortening because I keep kosher and they come out great. But I really appreciate this video showing the rolling technique, because I used to do the back and forth thing and my tortillas had a sort of amoeba like look 😂. I called them “rustic”, lol.
@marvinshenk 1 year ago

I love watching Rick cook.
@tuphdc8779 11 months ago

Hope Rick teams up with the Townsends for 18th century Mexican cooking
@gabeh7923 8 months ago

Rick, watching you make homemade flour tortillas brings back wonderful memories of watching my Mom make ‘em when I was little. Thanks for sharing this.
@ADM651 1 year ago

Gracias Chef Rick!! 👍🏼🙂👍🏼
@Rosiesdessertspot 11 months ago

Incredibly informative. Thank you so much!
@pedrohoracioaguilardiaz3288 1 year ago

Just in time. Want to learn to make my own tortillas for tomorrow's breakfast! Thank you!
@dukeallen432 1 year ago

Rick, thank you.
@eliseolopez2790 11 months ago

I always loved your begging theme its relaxing
@rgoodsan 14 days ago

These are the most beautiful tortillas I’ve seen on YouTube. I can’t get flour like this but I can get the fat.
@bdctrans70 13 days ago

I had to go gluten-free due to medical issues. I use this recipe all the time. I have switched to using 1:1 measure gluten-free flour, and it works beautifully! I just added a little more broth to the mix and let the dough set for a little longer.
@danziegner 11 months ago

Bacon drippings, people, which you can cut with butter. I also add a bit of baking powder, and salt. Delisioso!
@peelnation 3 months ago

thanks Rick!
@theguyshow3392 11 months ago

Thanks Chef!
@jeepz669 1 year ago

Those look totes delish!
@AnnaAliciaTx 1 year ago

Just an FYI, some of the large Mexican/Latino Supermercados sell fresh rendered pork fat. It's usually by the carnicería section in individual clear plastic tubs. If you have a Fiesta I know they sell them for sure.
@marlenehuerta976 1 year ago

I lived around a lot of Mexicans and they taught me to only use lard, never vegetable shortening.
@L.Spencer 1 year ago

I've only tried a couple of times many years ago, they came out funny shapes and were thick, still delicious though. Maybe I'll try again. I've never used pork lard.
@JT-py9lv 1 year ago

I learned to make homemade tortillas 37 years ago in Winnemucca, NV. Thank you Jose Flores !