[jessiquina]

i want to attempt to make some homemade flour tortillas. i have never made them, do you use a press or do you roll them out? have any tips for me? i think i can find a recipe online unless someone wants to share theirs.. thanks guys!

[Gummy-Bear]

I press when I make mine. Just kind of flatten them against your palms according to the size you want.

[Blueicus]

I use a press for the corn tortillas and flour works in a similar way (although there's certainly more resistance in a flour tortilla). If you don't have a tortilla press use a heavy butcher block or flat dinner plate with a weight on top and simply press down on the ball of tortilla dough as you would a corn tortilla, of course with the ball of tortilla dough being layered by two sheets of plastic, wax paper or parchment..

[Kate84]

Corn tortillas are the best. Personally, you can do either way just depends on what you want. I just form them by hand. In my travels in Latin America the torillas I had were small (about the size of the palm of your hand) and a little bit thicker, and everyone I saw was just forming them by hand. Have fun. Fresh torillas are the best.

[jessiquina]

thanks, i am getting so hungry just thinking about them!

[gtull1]

I form them by hand as well. Have fun!!

[even stephen]

Buy the press.....make sure to line it when you flatten your masa out.
I use a large ziploc bag cut down the seams. For flour tortillas a rolling
pin works pretty well. Just make sure not to over work your dough and let
it rest a little before working it.....good luck