The present invention relates to a method for preparing a flour tortilla comprising - providing a flour tortilla dough in a portion sufficient to prepare the tortilla - applying a fatty substance to at least part of the surface of the dough portion thereafter - forming the dough into a tortilla shape and thereafter and baking the dough. The invention further relates to a tortilla obtainable by such a method and to the use of a fatty substance to improve a property of a tortilla prepared using a fatty substance.
