Super Soft Whole Wheat Tortillas - Alyona’s Cooking (2024)

Soft whole wheat tortillasmade of wheat flour, coconut oil, salt, and leavening! This is an authentic Spanish recipe for wheat flour tortillas using freshly ground flour! This soft, pliable flatbread makes large burrito-size tortillas perfect for wraps and quesadillas! These whole-grain tortillas will not disappoint!

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We love our white Flour Tortilla Recipe but were eager to make more nutritious good-for-you tortillas using 100% whole wheat flour by milling our own wheat berries! These homemade tortillas are perfect for making fajitas, spinach wraps, burritos, tortilla pizza, chicken quesadillas, and anything taco!

What is a Whole Wheat Tortilla?

Wheat tortillas are a Mexican flatbread made from wheat flour, because a flour tortilla is soft and thin it’s best to add leavening for flexible tortillas. The tortillas get puffy when cooking but then fall flat to create a chewy and super pliable tortilla! Adding too much flour can make hard tortillas. A soft dough, is key to soft tortillas so, start with a slightly sticky dough and work with greased hands.

These are the best whole-wheat tortillas I’ve ever made! Similar to the sprouted wheat tortillas that I’d buy, but homemade. Whole grain tortillas are rich in fiber and a much healthier option! They are easy to make from scratch and you’ll end up with 18-count fresh homemade tortillas that you can freeze for later! This recipe for whole wheat tortillas makes about 12-inch round tortillas that are perfect for burrito size!

Wheat Tortilla Ingredients:

Simple ingredients of wheat flour, fat, salt, and baking powder is all you need to begin! You can easily use butter, lard, or palm fruit shortening for the fat here. I recommend using semi-soft fat rather than oil. Traditional recipes from Mexico call for lard.

• Wheat flour-we milled and used freshly ground flour for our wheat tortillas. This recipe works with store-bought whole wheat flour too, but we are certain the nutrition is all in the flour when using fresh organic grains. A combination of hard red and hard white grains was milled at home to make this flour.
• Coconut oil-use a solid fat like lard or shortening for Authentic Mexican tortillas. You want some kind of white fat mild in taste.
• Leavening-baking powder is the only leavening typically used in tortillas. Baking soda requires an acidic ingredient to neutralize any bitterness and tortillas are typically made with simple ingredients such as water.
• Salt- use an all-natural salt that has minerals like sea salt. You can control your sodium intake when making homemade tortillas!
• Hot water-from the kitchen faucet is what I used. Since there is no yeast in this recipe it will not harm the dough.

How To Make Whole Wheat Tortillas:

To make homemade whole wheat tortillas, I first mill my own grain using this Grain mill. I buy my grains in bulk and grind them just before making my dough. I used 2 parts hard red and one part hard white, usually, 4 cups of grains will make about 6 cups of flour. My Kitchen-aid mixer does most of the kneading (very important in making tortilla dough), and my tortilla press flattens out the dough in seconds! Keep the cooked tortillas in a tortilla warmer for soft and pliable flour tortillas!

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cut the fat into the flour. I rub it in with my hands, but you can use a food processor or pastry cutter.
2. Stir in the baking powder and salt.
3. Make a well in the center and pour in the hot water. Stir with a spoon and with the hook attachment knead the dough for 10 minutes over high. The dough will be sticky,(you can do this by hand for 10 minutes.)
4. Lightly grease a large silicone pastry mat. Using a small food scraper, scrap the dough onto the lightly greased mat and knead it into a smooth ball. Cover it with plastic wrap for 30 minutes. Resting the dough is key to a soft dough.
5. After 30 minutes, cut the dough into 18 equal pieces. I do this by cutting the dough in half first, then each half into 9 pieces.
6. Cover dough balls with the same plastic wrap and rest for another 30 minutes.
7. Preheat the tortilla press to maximum heat. Place the dough ball onto the center and press down tightly to flatten, quickly open, and remove using a straight spatula.
8. Finish cooking each tortilla over a hot skillet.
9. Line a Lint-free kitchen towelover a tortilla warmer container or inside a plastic bag. Place the warm tortillas into the towel and keep wrapped up until serving.

Can You Freeze Whole Wheat Tortillas?

This whole wheat tortilla recipe can be frozen! Make all the tortillas first, then cool them completely before stacking and freezing. Wrap each stack of 6 for preventing freezer-burned tortillas. Place each stack into a gallon-freezer bag and seal shut. Keep frozen for up to 6 months in a deep freezer.

How Long Do Whole Wheat Tortillas Last?

Whole wheat flour tortillas are best for up to 2 days at room temperature. They can keep in the fridge for up to one week after making. Try freezing any leftovers after a day of making them so they don’t turn stale if you know you won’t be using them.

How To Heat Up Tortillas?

To best reheat the tortillas place as many as you need onto a large dinner plate, cut out a couple of paper towels and wet it, squeeze any excess water out and place the damp paper towels on top of the tortillas. Microwave over high for 1 minute and 30 seconds for every 6 tortillas. This steams the flour tortillas and helps them from drying out. They are also best reheated in a 350°F oven wrapped up in aluminum foil to create the steam effect. Bake for 8 minutes.

What Can I Make with Whole Wheat Tortillas?

Wondering what to eat with Whole Wheat tortillas? Make all your favorite Tex-Mex foods! Use them as you would a flour tortilla! Here are some ways to serve whole wheat tortillas;

• Beans and eggs for a southwest breakfast! (We had them with scrambled eggs and fried sausage)
• Quesadillas, burritos, chimichangas (baked tortillas)
• Fajitas or Beef Taco
• Dipped into a hot sauce (Cholula)
• As a flatbread side to a bowl of white chicken chili soup
• Cut into triangles to make whole-grain tortilla chips
• Drizzle this homemade Taco bell sauce over your favorite sandwich wrap

Have you tried this Whole Wheat Tortilla recipe? I would love to hear from you, be sure to leave a review down below!

How To Make Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas: