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Making homebrew tortillas is enormously satisfying, however, flattening them (squishing by hand or rolling) is a nuisance, particularly if one has limited counter top area and no rolling/flattening tool.

While watching an "America's Test Kitchen" (on PBS) episode, which featured crepes (which are poured into a pan), I was inspired to experiment with a very wet mixture.
It worked acceptably, the very first time. :)

How To:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons oil (any should be fine, but "extra virgin olive oil" is often recommended)
• 1 cup water

• mix the ingredients (it will be liquid, roughly similar to pancake batter)
• let "rest" for about half an hour
  (I don't know whether this is necessary, however it didn't seem to harm anything - I will experiment with this)
• add some oil to pan
  (use a bit more than "normal" with tortillas, since the batter is liquid - I've been using roughly the same as what I use for pancakes)
• carefully pour some of the batter into pan, tilting pan to let it spread - the goal is to make it as thin as practical
• (optional) use a spoon (or other implement) to "pat"/spread the batter
• fry the first side
• flip, add desired toppings (or nothing if just making plain tortillas)
• continue cooking until cheese is melted and second side has cooked

This was so stupid easy, it worked the first time! :)
They're not quite the same as regular tortillas, but they were "good enough" for me.

Making the tortillas and pseudo "pizza" at the same time is more fuel efficient.
Note that I only make "homebrew" tortillas when I've run out of cheap store bought ones.

Pictures:

Batter, with spoon to help show viscosity:

Batter in oil (I probably used too much) in frypan:

After flipping:

With cheese and pepperoni (note: different from previous tortilla):

Final, in the frypan, ready to eat: