Gluten-Free Flour Tortillas

Az G's Note:

Holy smokes, I just ate a wrap! Boy was that nice. I found this recipe on the Living Without website. What I like most about it is that I will be able to take sandwichs to work again, since these are good warm or cold.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6-8

Yield: 6.0 torillas

• 1 cup rice flour
• 1⁄3; cup potato starch
• 1⁄3; cup tapioca flour
• 1⁄3; cup fava bean flour
• 2 teaspoons xanthan gum
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening or 2 tablespoons other shortening
• ¾-1 cup warm water

Directions:

1. Combine all of the dry ingredients, then cut in or work in the shortening using a pastry blender or two knives or your hand.
2. Add the warm water, starting with 3/4 cup and mix well.
3. Continue to add water until a soft, cohesive dough is formed.
4. Heat a comal, tapa or griddle to medium heat. Then, form a ball of dough into a flattened disk, cupping the outside edges a bit to form a round.
5. Dust a work surface with corn starch and, esing a bollilo or rolling pin, roll into a round disk about 1/8 inch thick and about 8 inches in diameter or to your preference.
6. Bake one at a time on a hot griddle until the surface bubbles. Turn only once, the first side should have brown flecks.
7. Bake until the second side has slightly browned - should brown in a very short time.
8. Keep warm in a tortilla keeper or wrapped in a cloth until served.
9. Note: Will freeze in a sealed plastic bag for up to three months.

Reviews

[Chef floWer]

WOW, so easy and very yummy. I had to do a whole lot of searching to find the ingredients but I did and so glad I made this recipe. Rice flour, was found near regular flour section of the supermarket. Potato flour and xanthan gum was in the health food section. Tapioca flour (Also know as Sago flour) was substituted by Arrowroot (Arrowroot is topioca flour with preservative 220). Fava Bean flour was substituted with Chickpea flour also known as Besan, which I found at a newly open Indian shop. Preparing the recipe was easy, I had no problem with the dough. Rolling out the Tortillas was simple with some corn flour/starch. Cooking them was quick and the flavour was wonderful. The Besan flour really stood out but it was fantastic to have a meal which was gluten free. I served them with Stewed Chicken Taco Meat, slice lettuces, tomatoes, cheese and jalapenos. Thank you Az G

[BMac]

I made these for my daughter and froze them. I made her a quesadilla and she took the rest of them home, ate 2 on the way and made a tuna wrap and pizza and loves them. They were pretty easy to roll, I think investing in a tortilla press would save time. I didn't change a thing.

[fullhousequeen]

Just trying to get started on a GF diet for a 9 yr. old. These were our first score! Even the rest of the family liked them. I am replacing my regular flour tortilla recipe with this one. I used Great Northern bean flour instead of fava flour. I didn't use cornstarch to roll them out, instead I rolled them out between two layers of plastic wrap or a clean bread bag. Thank you for posting this recipe. These were fantastic!