We had wraps for tea tonight and in true frugal style we even made our own wraps…. They were easy to make, cost practically nothing and have just been declared as ‘awesome’ by the kids.
Homemade wraps
350g of plain flour
1 teaspoon of salt
30ml of olive oil
130ml of warm water
I love recipes like this – so simple that Miss Frugal can do all of the measuring and mixing. She takes it so seriously and the measurements have to be exact. I’m more of a ‘that’ll do’ kind of a cook which probably accounts for some of my more un-domestic goddess moments.
Throw all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl, then get your hands in and squish it all together until it all sticks together…. then knead it for about five minutes until it makes a nice dough.
Now decide how many you want to make out of your dough. We made eight and my blobs looked tiny until we rolled them out. I made the mistake of letting Miss Frugal roll the dough out so some of our wraps were a little out of shape but they did the job. Roll them out as thin as you can (or thicker if you prefer them that way and then they are ready to be cooked.
I put a tiny bit of olive oil in a frying pan and rubbed it round and then cook each one on a high heat for about a minute on each side. They will have little brown spots on them when they are done.
We then put little bowls on the table with cucumber, lettuce, ham, cheese, tomato and sweetcorn in and let the kids make their own wraps. I made some curly fries too but the kids were that busy with their wraps that after demolishing two each, they were full.
By the way – I know that the kids have their pyjamas on again but at the minute the want to put them on as soon as they come in from school. They do have other clothes lol….
Hi, I just made these tortillas tonight for supper and they turned out great! Thanks for the recipe and instructions
Hey I could live with this everyday! I have never really decided yet what to name mine and also not on the side of having my kids around to help me with.
Wow… I had no idea it was actually that easy to make a tortilla. I mean, I was going to go out and buy some for tomorrow, but somehow this looks like a more interesting option.
If those kids could make it, I'd like to believe I could. I'll try making tortillas later. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Good luck x
Wow, I didnt know they were that easy to make…….guess what we're having tomorrrow?
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I'm glad everyone seems to be liking the tortilla recipe and also the fact that I am not the only ones whose kids are always in their PJ's at the moment lol
Thank you for this. I got home from work last night and asked all if they would like tortilla's for tea and everyone was happy to say yeah! So tortilla's it is tonight. Ta BNM
Gutted! – I just added tortilla wraps to my shopping delivery that's coming today…. not that I could make them at the moment, but I'll def have a go at these when I'm able x
Thanks for the recipe! I love the idea behind your blog and could do with following some of the tips. I like the idea of making meal plans for the week but we never get round to doing it. We should try harder
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Oh I will have to try these and dont worry, my boys get home from school and pop on the PJ's in the winter too, saves on the washing!!
Thanks for the recipe MM, will have a try next week. I spotted the jim/jams and did a giggle at your 'By the way' lol. Sue x