flour tortilla

collocation in English

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flour
noun[U]
uk
/flaʊər/us
/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/
powder made from grain, especially wheat, used for making bread, cakes, pasta, ...
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tortilla
noun
uk
/tɔːˈtiː.ə/us
/tɔːrˈtiː.jə/
a type of thin, round Mexican bread made from maize or ...
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(Definition offlourandtortillafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A baleada is a wheatflourtortilla, often quite thick, folded in half and filled with mashed fried beans.
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Test baking procedure for evaluatingflourtortillaquality.
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It consists of a wheatflourtortillawrapped or folded into a cylindrical shape to completely enclose the filling.
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Theflourtortillais usually lightly grilled or steamed, to soften it and make it more pliable.
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It is typically served in a piece of aluminum foil around a largeflourtortillawhich is wrapped and folded around a variety of ingredients.
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A popular food item, the breakfast burrito, draws from all three, having a softflourtortillawrapped around bacon and scrambled eggs or other hot, cooked fillings.
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Another important aspect of northern cuisine is the presence of wheat, especially in the use of flour tortillas.
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The area has at least forty different types of flour tortillas.
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Flour tortillas or canned biscuits, rolled thin on a floured surface, cut into strips, are a quick and easy substitute for homemade dough.
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Variations using phyllo, or flour tortillas are sometimes used.
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Breakfast consists of bread, flour tortillas, or fry jacks that are often homemade.
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While such free-flowing water is the only sanctioned projectile, rogue students have also flung flour tortillas and, in one particularly infamous situation, a couch.
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Breakfast typically consists of bread, flour tortillas, or fry jacks that are often homemade.
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Corn tortillas are generally used to make taquitos; when flour tortillas are used, the dish is more commonly known as flautas.
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Flour tortillas are also used to make fajitas, sandwiches, casseroles and stews, and hot dogs, and there are numerous other uses.
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In general, the name was established from the idea that (wheat) flour tortillas are preferred north of the border.
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Wrapped in flour tortillas, sushi burritos include such fillings as spicy tuna, tempura, and cucumber.
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Migas is typically served with refried beans, and corn or flour tortillas are used to enfold all of the ingredients into tacos.
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Some restaurants substitute grilled wheat flour tortillas for the rice pancakes in mu shu dishes.
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Machaca is almost always served with flour tortillas, which tend to be large, up to 20 inches in diameter.
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