This weeks healthy money saving recipe is for tortillas. They are yummy, cheap, and have no soy. Yep, chances are the tortillas you bought at the store have soy. These use olive oil. Much better.
Now, I must be honest. These are not as “flexible” as the tortillas you get at the store. I’m sure this is because it uses olive oil and not lard or soybean oil. We wrap them in a wet paper towel and then warm it up in the microwave and it works fine for quesadillas, fajitas, sandwich wraps, etc.
Ingredients:
3 cup All Purpose Flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup olive oil
1 cup warm water
Step 1:
Combine flour, salt, and baking powder
Step 2:
Add olive oil and mix with hands until mixture is crumbly
Step 3:
Add water and knead until dough is smooth and forms a ball
Step 4:
Divide into 16 equal parts
Step 5:
Flatten and then roll out
Step 6:
Cook on medium heat approximately 2 minutes a side
Here is the price breakdown:
Flour: $1.07 for Gold Medal Organic or $0.43 for non-organic
Olive Oil: $0.58 for generic Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Walmart
Salt: $0.01
Total: $1.02-$1.66 for 16 tortillas










Yummo! I totally need to try this. If I make them, I’ll have to tell Maria Elena. (The “Mexican Mom” I lived with when I taught in Guadalajara. She would be so PROUD!)