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.