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Plan to make them tomorrow or saturday, depending on what the wife thinks.

I want to fry them up in a pan. What kind of grease do you guys recommend? Do I use a little or a lot?

Never even made tortillas before. Any info will be appreciated.

Plan to make them tomorrow or saturday, depending on what the wife thinks. I want to fry them up in a pan. What kind of grease do you guys recommend? Do I use a little or a lot? Never even made tortillas before. Any info will be appreciated.
[–] • 2 pts last month

I use real unsalted butter. Just a thin layer in the pan. I've tried without and they just seem so dry. Butter is better.

[–] • 1 pt last month (edited last month)

Last time I made a quesadilla I used butter. I'm not sure you even need to use any fat in the pan. Most places will grill them on a dry flat top or press.

Or do you want to deep/shallow fry them? You'd probably have to seal the edges for that. If you're deep frying and want to be fancy use tallow.

[–] • 1 pt last month

Don't want to deep fry them this time. Deep fryer hasn't been used in a while and I'd have to replace the fat. It's been neglected ever since my wife bought that cursed air fryer. Also not sure I'll get the edges sealed tight.

Want to use some fat mainly for even heat transfer reasons. Butter sounds good but I also have tallow. Might try both.

Thanks a bunch!

[–] • 1 pt last month

Cast iron medium heat a drop of avocado oil, and a big pat of butter, works great for lightly crisp flour tortillas.

[–] • 1 pt last month

I have yet to find anything that can be pan fried, that hasn't turned out awesome when it was cooked in bacon fat.

[–] • 1 pt last month

Good idea. Going to try it with one batch.

[–] • 0 pt last month

I agree with others who said real unsalted butter.

[–] • 1 pt last month

Definitely going to try butter. Thanks!

[–] • 0 pt last month

I use my cast iron with a little vegetable oil. You don't need to use much and it should brown and crisp up for you. Like CZ said, you don't "need" to use oil, but they turn out better if you do imo.

[–] • 1 pt 17d

Seed oil? Blasphemy!

[–] • 1 pt 17d

It has its uses. Maybe I should start buying lard. That would be the alternative.

[–] • 1 pt last month

Thank you! Got six wraps so I'll try some variations.