Sourdough Discard Tortilla Recipe
This simple step by step discard recipe creates the most delicious and soft tortilla in under an hour. Once you try it once, you'll be making them over and over again.
Equipment
- 1 skillet/fry pan I prefer to use cast iron for tortilla recipes
- 1 danish dough whisk These whisks help mix together ingredients but are not necessary
- 1 medium sized mixing bowl
- 1 rolling pin
- 1 spatula
- 1 large kitchen cloth to cover the dough when resting and keep fresh tortilla warm at the end
Ingredients
- 1 cup sourdough discard
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2/3 cup filtered water
- 3 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- In your mixing bowl, mix together your discard, olive oil, filtered water and sea salt
- Start mixing in your flour into completely incorporated
- Knead the dough with your hands for 2-3 minutes until it becomes smooth
- Separate the dough into approximately 12 pieces and roll into small balls
- Cover the balls with a kitchen cloth for 30 minutes and let it rest
- Warm up your skillet to medium heat
- Roll out the dough balls into thin flat circles
- Cook each tortilla on the heated pan for approximately 1 minute per side. You will see bubbling and can have a peek to see if the dough has cooked through before flipping
- Keep cooked tortillas warm in a large kitchen towel until ready to eat