If you live in the world of sourdough baking, these Sourdough Tortillas are a great way to use up the starter discard. These tortillas are really easy to make with just a few basic ingredients, and you don’t need any special equipment, so what are you waiting for?
What if I don’t have a sourdough starter?
If you haven’t jumped aboard sourdough making, then you can just check out a different recipe for something else on our blog, because these are specifically for using up sourdough discard. If you want to start making your own sourdough at home, I highly recommend checking out these sourdough starter guides (here, here, or here) to learn more and get started!
Do the Sourdough Discard Tortillas taste like sourdough?
Nope. I would bet you wouldn’t even notice that the sourdough discard was even in this recipe! They taste like a great homemade flour tortilla.
Do I need a tortilla press or other equipment?
Nope. We used a good old rolling pin to make these tortillas flat, and cooked them in a dry cast iron skillet. Also, we mix the dough using a food processor, but this can easily be done by hand, or in a stand mixer with a dough hook.
I made the Sourdough Tortillas, now what?
Here are some recipes you can make along with the tortillas!
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Sourdough Tortillas
Course: BreadsCuisine: American, MexicanDifficulty: Easy6
servings30
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minutesIngredients
270 g all purpose flour
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking powder
50 g melted butter
80 g unfed sourdough starter
115 g warm water
Directions
- MAKE THE DOUGH
- Add flour, salt, and baking powder to a food processor. Pulse to combine.
- Drizzle in melted butter and pulse. You should begin to see small clumps.
- Add sourdough starter and pulse again several times.
- Turn processor on low and slowly drizzle warm water (you may not need all of it). Continue to process until the dough comes together.
- Remove dough and place on generously floured surface.
- Knead for a minute or two until you can form a smooth ball, then wrap in plastic wrap and set on counter at room temp for 4 hours.
- COOK THE TORTILLAS
- Heat a dry cast iron skillet on high.
- Flour a surface to roll out tortillas.
- Pull off small pieces of dough and roll between your palms briefly then flatten ball on floured surface.
- Using a rolling pin, roll out dough into 4 inch round tortillas. Alternatively you can make the tortillas as small or large as you want. You want your tortilla dough to be fairly thin.
- Place each round in a dry skillet for about 1-2 minutes per side, then remove and place in a towel. Enjoy!
Beautiful and seemingly so simple to make! Can’t wait to try!
They are easier than you would think!!