Sourdough Tortillas
Sourdough tortillas are super easy and a great way to use up some of your discard. Try out this easy recipe for your next Mexican night!

Ingredients
400 grams flour (2 ¾ cups)
10 grams sea salt (2 tsp)
60 grams olive oil (¼ cup)
175 grams of warm water (3/4 cup)
100 grams discard (½ cup)
Instructions
- Mix together flour and salt in a stand mixer or mixing bowl
- Stir the olive oil into the flour mixture
- Slowly add warm water and sourdough discard. Doing this while mixing is helpful.
- Knead with a dough hook or by hand for 3-4 minutes, or longer, until the dough comes together into a smooth ball. The goal is for it not to stick to the work surface (or side of the stand mixer bowl).
- Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
- Turn the dough onto the work surface and cut it into 10 pieces using a bench scraper or other tool.
- Using your hands, roll each piece into a ball. At this point, you can let them rest for another 30 minutes or not. You can also put them in an airtight container and refrigerate overnight.
- When you’re ready to cook tortillas, heat a cast-iron pan over medium-high heat
- Use a tortilla press or a rolling pin to roll out each ball as thinly as possible.
- Once the pan is heated (this won’t work well if it isn’t), one by one, lay the tortillas in the pan for about 1 minute per side, or until they look done. If you overcook them, they will get crunchy.
- Repeat the process until all tortillas are cooked.
- Either eat right away or let cool before storing in an airtight container.

Equipment
Ingredients
- 400 grams flour 3 cups
- 10 grams sea salt 2 tsp
- 60 grams olive oil ¼ cup
- 175 grams warm water 3/4 cup
- 100 grams sourdough discard ½ cup
Instructions
- Mix together flour and salt in a stand mixer or mixing bowl400 grams flour, 10 grams sea salt
- Stir the olive oil into the flour mixture60 grams olive oil
- Slowly add warm water and sourdough discard. Doing this while mixing is helpful.175 grams warm water, 100 grams sourdough discard
- Knead with a dough hook or by hand for 3-4 minutes, or longer, until the dough comes together into a smooth ball. The goal is for it not to stick to the work surface (or side of the stand mixer bowl).
- Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
- Turn the dough onto the work surface and cut it into 10 pieces using a bench scraper or other tool.
- Using your hands, roll each piece into a ball. At this point, you can let them rest for another 30 minutes or not. You can also put them in an airtight container and refrigerate overnight.
- When you’re ready to cook tortillas, heat a cast-iron pan over medium-high heat
- Use a tortilla press or a rolling pin to roll out each ball as thinly as possible.
- Once the pan is heated (this won’t work well if it isn’t), one by one, lay the tortillas in the pan for about 1 minute per side, or until they look done. If you overcook them, they will get crunchy.
- Repeat the process until all tortillas are cooked.
- Either eat right away or let cool before storing in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 46g | Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 21.6g | Protein: 3.6g | Fat: 4.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.8g | Sodium: 277.1mg | Potassium: 44.3mg | Fiber: 0.9g | Sugar: 0.4g | Calcium: 9.3mg | Iron: 0.6mg
