Delicious homemade sourdough butter tortillas soft and tender, buttery full of flavor. Best part of this tortilla it will remain soft even after 24 hours thanks to goodness of sourdough.
If you love butter tortillas, then here is a delicious and easy recipe that you can make with your sourdough starter or discard. So yummy. You can have them as quesadilla, tacos, or just as with cup of coffee.
This homemade sourdough butter tortillas are inspired from my favorite grocery chain HEB’s butter tortillas. However, this is the sourdough version of that butter tortillas. Also, recipe is my own as HEB is not going to share the recipe to anyone, I think?
Making homemade tortillas are always better than you buy it from the store which is not selling the fresh one every day. And it may load with preservative to last long.
What is benefits of adding sourdough to tortillas?
1) Adding sourdough discard and starter will make sure that your tortillas are softer and stay soft for long time
2) Sourdough contains natural microbes (both yeast and bacteria ) and this will add extra nutrition to tortilla.
3) Making homemade sourdough tortilla can also help you use up some sourdough discard or starter leftover from the baking bread.
4) Sourdough will enhance the flavor of the tortillas.
5) Even though I made this butter tortilla using flour you can make it with any other flour too. And it has two good ingredients butter and sourdough.
How you make sourdough butter tortillas ?
You need following ingredients
All-purpose flour: I used unbleached all-purpose flour
Salt: Need for the flavor
Sourdough starter/ discard: I used white flour sourdough starter; you can use any kind. I used 100% hydration.
Butter: Use unsalted butter. if you are using salted butter skip the salt in the recipe
Baking powder: I used a little of baking powder which is optional, you can skip it if you do not want it.
Water: Use hot water, and because of the use of hot water do not try to mix it with hand, use a dough whisk .
Homemade Sourdough Butter Tortillas can be used in
Tacos ( seafood, spicy, vegetarian version )
Quesadilla ( Fiesta blend cheese will be food, you can add chicken, meat, and veggies )
Cut it into strips and bake it in oven as taco chips.
Burritos, enchiladas etc.
Serve with guacamole, picadillo and salsa.
You can use them as flatbread pizza base with some pizza sauce and cheese.
Why homemade sourdough butter tortillas are best?
Since you have added sourdough starter or discard to the tortillas, you won’t get any hardness of tortillas.
They remain fresh at room temperature for about day without re-heating. After that, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Make sure to wrap them in foil or parchment paper and stick it into a Ziploc bag. That way you can take out individually without disturbing the others. Otherwise, it can get condensation and can develop mold.
Baking powder is optional, you can skip that if you want, when you are adding the sourdough starter.
Butter: always use melted one as cold butter can result in flakiness to the dough. They are best if you are making pies or empanadas not tortillas.
If you try this Tortillas please tag me @nidhinikhil in Instagram and @zestysouthindiankitchen in Facebook.
First melt the butter with hot water and make flour mix
Flour mix with all purpose flour +salt and baking soda
Mix in starter , flour mix, butter+ water mix to form a dough
The divide and shape the dough
Cook the tortillas
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Homemade Sourdough Butter Tortillas
Ingredients
- 2 cup 250g / 8 oz Unbleached All-purpose flour
- ½ cup / 100g / Sourdough Starter White flour starter/discard , 100% hydration
- 7 tablespoon 100g/ 3 ½ oz Hot water
- 1 ½ teaspoon / 7g Salt
- 4 tablespoon / 56g Unsalted butter
- ¼ teaspoon / 1 g baking powder optional
Instructions
- In a microwave safe bowl add butter and half of hot water and try to melt butter ( you can microwave for 30 seconds to make sure that it melted completly) and mix well and set aside.
- In a medium bowl add all purpose flour, salt and baking powder and mix well.
- In a large bowl add starter , flour mix and butter, water and mix well and knead to form a soft stiff dough. Cover and set aside for 20 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 7 equal pieces about 70g each . Again, set aside for another 20 minutes.
- Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll into a round about 10" in diameter. Keep the remaining dough covered while you work.
- In the meantime, heat the comal or skillet about 400F . Then cook the tortilla in the ungreased pan for about 30 seconds on each side. You need to flip the tortilla when you see bubbles on top. Then filp and cook until you see brown spots.
- Wrap the tortilla in a clean cloth when it comes off the griddle, to keep it pliable. Repeat with the remaining dough balls.
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Notes
If you are planning to use it later, allow them to cool completely, then wrap tightly in plastic and store in the refrigerator. Reheat in an ungreased skillet, or for a few seconds in the microwave. This will also freeze well. If you are not planning to use it immediately cook only lightly means bubbles on both sides with little brown dots. cool well and freeze it. When you ready to serve thaw and reheat it in a skillet. If you want freeze the dough, freeze uncooked flour tortilla dough. Before freezing the dough, shape them into golf ball-sized round balls. Put the balls in a lined baking sheet, then cover and let them freeze until hard. Once the tortilla dough becomes hard, wrap each in a cling film and store them in a freezer bag. You can then be removing a certain amount, thaw it in the fridge and cook.
Nutrition
This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Addie says
Can I use active starter OR discard? Does it matter? Thanks!
Swathi says
Yes you can use both , it doesn't matter
Nicole says
These sourdough butter tortillas are so delicious! The recipe was clear and easy to follow.
Criss says
I made these homemade sourdough butter tortillas, and they were a game-changer! So soft and delicious, with just the right amount of tang. I’ll definitely be making these again!
Krystle says
We love these tortillas. So easy to make and tastes way better than storebought!
Liz says
These are SO much better than any tortillas I've ever bought!!! Thanks for the detailed recipe. I'll be making them a lot.
Melissa says
I found this recipe 2 years ago, maybe more. I make them at least once a week, they’re spectacular! I’m married to a Mexican American that was raised in south Texas and his mother made tortillas almost daily for 7 kids and they all loved them. When they heard I was making sourdough tortillas, they were not thrilled to try them. But they don’t know what they’re missing! We drove down from Oregon this spring and I carried my sourdough down to gift them all with some of it, just for this recipe. I do use the baking powder, but it probably isn’t necessary.
Elaine says
We're going camping starting tomorrow. I'm taking these in our fridge prepped to the ball stage and will take them out, roll and cook them as needed. I think they'll be a perfect way to supply fresh bread at a campsite!
Deb says
These fluffy little breads were delicious with the Indian Dal I bought the other day. Yummy!
Juyali says
I made these for a gyros night. They were a hit!
I doubled the recipe and froze the leftovers. Thanks for the helpful recipe!
DK says
These sourdough butter tortillas are really good in any occasion! I even used them for breakfast tacos and they were great!
Adriana says
Thank you for sharing this recipe would have never thought of sourdough tortillas but this are so good!
Amy says
This worked exactly as written, thanks!
Sandy says
I am in the UK mans a longing to try these. What is all purpose flour?
Should I use white bread flour or flour you would use for cakes please?
Thanks
Swathi says
you can use all purpose flour which you use for making cakes is fine. Not the bread flour.
JC says
These were SO delicious. Will definitely be making these on repeat!
Sonja says
I love sourdough in all versions and made sourdough tortillas before, but never included butter before. These are just delicious with the buttery flavor!
Claudia says
I just made Homemade Sourdough Butter Tortillas, and they're incredible! Soft, flavorful, and perfect for any meal. You'll love how easy they are to make and how delicious they taste!
Erin says
These tortillas were such a great use of discard! Will be making these often from now on. 🙂 They were great!
Gaylon says
Thanks for sharing the tortilla recipe! I made them for a church get together. Everyone loved them.This recipe will definitely be a go to for me!
Natasha Guerrero says
Just made these after trying other recipes, this is our favorite!! Thank you!
Linda says
These turned out incredible! I added a 1/4 tsp baking powder to help in rising a little as I had ignored my sourdough and it was sluggish. For flour, I used 1 1/2 cups of a gluten-free flour blend with 1/2 cup all purpose white flour - to keep the gluten down. I only had salted butter and added a quarter teaspoon salt.
The dough was easy to work with and roll out thin. The sourdough starter kept the tortillas nice and soft. Love these.
Susie Miller says
Love this thank you the best I ever made
michelle says
hi, can i substitute butter to olive oil? do you think amount will be the same?
michelle
Swathi says
yes you can use 1/2 amount of butter.
Erica says
Wow! Ummm these are literally perfection! My family devoured them. ❤️
Maryann says
I just tried this and the recipe worked great! Thanks so much for sharing.
hdpl says
this is a crazy good recipe. very similar to trader joe’s homemade tortillas - but better!!
ps. i’ve made them with and without bp; my preference is without ✨
Madison says
Can I use whole wheat flour to make these?
Swathi says
If you use whole wheat flour it will be thick, so use a half of each.
Mary says
I made these today. They are delicious and fairly easy if a little time consuming. But anything this good is totally worth it.
Swathi says
Glad you like it thanks for feed back.
Donna says
These look perfect, I have been putting my leftover starter instead of throwing it away in a sealed plastic container in my refrigerator, I just keep adding to it each day! So I can take from that container what I need to make these? I'm excited to try your sourdough tortillas I have only made regular ones : )
Swathi says
give it a try you will like it
Caroline says
Thanks for all the detail, these are so yummy, just what I was looking for!
Lisa says
I plan to make these in the afternoon to have in the morning. How should I store them?
Swathi says
you can store them wrapping it kitchen towel or cloth it will remain fresh.
jj says
I would like to make the dough ahead of time and freeze to be ready for the holidays. Could I freeze the dough right after I put it together so I can make them fresh on the day I am using them?
Swathi says
Yes, you can freeze uncooked flour tortilla dough. Before freezing the dough, shape them into small ball-sized round balls(golf size) . Put the balls in a lined baking sheet, then cover and let them freeze until hard.
Once the tortilla dough becomes hard, wrap each in a cling film and store them in a freezer bag. You can then be removing a certain amount, thaw it in the fridge and cook.
Ann says
Make these with my discard,they are the best! I make wraps similar to Starbucks egg white ,spinach and roasted red pepper wraps and they are delicious! My go to for any wrap!😘
Jennifer says
I love tortillas because we eat Mexican like every night so having a stack of these ready to go is amazing!
Swathi says
Yes this is going to be delicious excellent if you are making tacos.
Sheema Dolan says
Hello Swathi! Looks like a great recipe. We are a dairy free house. Do you think I could use extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil as an alternative?
Swathi says
Yes you can try that .That will be delicious. Let me know how it turned out.
Graham Diment says
Looks really good
I wonder if using a tortilla press would make any difference?
Do you think you could use masa harina such as mesca instead of plain flour
Swathi says
Yes you can use tortilla press too. Try with masa harina. then make sure to make starter with masa harina too. Otherwise your starter will have flour. If you like the combo of both then it is okay.
Shirls says
I am a committed maker of sourdough bread so this is a great discard recipe . I turned my tortillas into pizzas which I cooked on my little bbq. They were amazing and felt much more healthy. Burrito next and then on to your naan bread recipe. Thank you xx
Swathi says
Glad you liked it, Yes this is so versaitle recipe, Thanks for the feed back I appreciate it.
Lilly says
Thank you for this delicious recipe! The video was super helpful!
Rosemary says
I'm quite intrigued. I spent a lot of time in Mexico and love the freshly made corn tortillas. This is new, tortillas with sourdough. I'm looking forward to trying this recipe and a new version of tortillas. Cheers.
Erin says
What a great way to use sourdough discard! The tortillas are so soft, and the sourdough makes them taste delicious!
Raquel says
These are so nice and fluffy! Cannot wait to try these.
Amy says
I love that these tortillas are still soft after 24 hours!! Great for making ahead.
Audrey says
I loved the sour dough in these. So good
Eileen M Loya says
I usually get tortillas from the store, I have not tried making one myself but your recipe convinced me to try. These sourdough butter tortillas look so good!
Jasmine Hewitt says
i will have to try this out. we use a lot of tortillas here at home
Kelli A says
I just recently learned to make homemade tortillas. Now I have to learn how to make a sourdough starter to try these ones! They look so soft!
Catalina says
I thought that making tortillas is so difficult. But it sounds so easy with your recipe.
MELANIE EDJOURIAN says
These tortillas sound really good. Perfect for tacos and fajitas for the family. Homemade are much nicer.
Jaimie says
Really good. Buttery and fluffy. I need to work on flattening them out more, but definitely a repeat!
Scarlett Brooklyn says
That's why I prefer making tortillas at home, It's really bothering me knowing the amount of preservatives that store bought foods have.
Richelle Escat says
It's really great that it stays soft, I love that I can eat a bread that is still soft until tomorrow.
Brianna S says
I am going to give these a try, they look great! I've never made anything like this!
Monica Simpson says
These tortillas look so fluffy and delicious! I would love to have a quesadilla with one.
Ivan M. Jose says
Thanks for the recipe! I'm already thinking of so many uses for these sourdough butter tortillas -- paired with hummus, a savory spread, or as a vegetable wrap.
Marysa says
We have never made our own tortillas. This sounds like a lot of fun, and it would be nice to have fresh ones to eat.
Sarah Bailey says
Ohh now this sounds like a great way to make tortillas I love that you can do so much with sourdough.
Tara Pittman says
Homemade tortillas are the best. I will be trying this recipe
Amber Myers says
These look like my kind of tortillas. I've never had sourdough butter tortillas before but I'm sure I'd love them.