What is the purpose of resting non yeast flour dough? When making something like flour tortillas, which don't call for yeast in the dough, it's called for to have the dough rest for about an hour before forming to a tortilla and cooking. What is the purpose of resting a flour dough without yeast?
Flour is essentially dried ground wheat, and when you mix it with water, it takes a long time for the flour to absorb water and soften.  This is necessary for the gluten to have a chance to connect, so that you have a streachy dough.