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Belizean flour tortillas wrapped in kitchen towel
Ainseanlea @ The Stush Kitchen

How to Make Homemade Belizean Flour Tortillas

These homemade Belizean flour tortillas are like a cross between flour tortillas and buttery biscuits! Soft, buttery, and made with just a handful of ingredients and only 5 minutes of active prep and cooking time.
Prep Time 32 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6 tortillas
Course: Breakfast, dinner, lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine: Belizean, Caribbean

Ingredients
 

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Method
 

  1. Add the all-purpose flour, salt and baking powder to a bowl and mix to evenly distribute everything.
  2. Add the cubed butter to the flour mixture and rub it in using your hands until the mixture resembles a sand with some large chunks of butter. You can also use a pastry cutter if you have one.
  3. Add the warm coconut milk and knead the dough until there are no more dry spots and it comes together. The tortilla dough doesn't have to be completely smooth. Cover with a damp washcloth and allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes. The rest time is important for the gluten to relax so that the dough is easier to shape
  4. Once rested, give the dough another quick knead until smooth. This should take less than a minute.
  5. Portion into 6 balls of dough, rolling it between your palms. Cover the balls of dough with the damp washcloth used earlier to prevent the tortilla dough from drying out.
  6. Bring a comal or other non-stick pan up to high heat. There should be some gentle, barely perceptible, smoke coming from the comal.
  7. Place a piece of parchment paper down on one side of a tortilla press. Place a ball of the tortilla dough in the center and add another piece of parchment paper on top. Clamp the tortilla press down, opening the press as needed and repeating clamping to ensure even flattening (the edge closest to the clamping hinge will usually be thinner than the rest of the tortilla). Flatten the dough down to about 3mm. Allow the flattened dough to rest for about 15 seconds before peeling it from the parchment paper (or the counter if using a rolling pin). This allows the dough to relax in the flattened state so it doesn't shrink as soon as it is picked up
  8. Place the flattened dough onto the hot comal and cook for 30-45 seconds on each side until there are golden brown spots/blisters on each side.
  9. Slice the tortilla across from edge to edge and spread butter in the middle. You can also add cheese if desired. Do this while the tortilla is hot so that the butter and cheese melt easily. Transfer to a tortilla basket or wrap in a dry kitchen towel to keep it warm while you cook the rest.
  10. Repeat the last 2 steps with the remaining dough. Enjoy hot on their own, with chicken tinga or even refried beans.

Nutrition

Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 601mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 229IU | Calcium: 134mg | Iron: 2mg

Notes

  • Use a kitchen scale and measure the flour and coconut milk out in grams and mL. These measurements are more precise and give consistent results.
  • Coconut milk can be subbed with an equal amount of warm water in a pinch

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