Homemade Spelt Flour Tortillas

WI Cheesehead's Note:

You can also use regular flour for this, but I got this from a friend and she uses freshly ground spelt berries for this. Spelt is lighter tasting than whole wheat and it's better for you than white. There's no shortening, so it's healthier, and no kneading.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 50 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 8 tortillas

• 1 1/2 cups spelt berries, ground in a mill or 2 cups spelt flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3/4 cup hot water

Directions:

1. In a bowl, mix all ingredients well.
2. Cover and let sit in a warm place for 20 minutes.
3. Divide into 8 equal parts and let sit, covered, another 20 minutes.
4. Roll each ball out to a 6- or 7-inch circle shape. I've found it helps to flatten each ball with your hand. Then take the rolling pin and roll from the center outwards, back and forth a few times as you go around the circle. When it starts to get thinner, take your left hand (if you're right handed) and turn the tortilla a couple inches. Use your right hand to use the rolling pin (holding in the middle) and roll from the center outwards. Keep turning and rolling until it is paper thin.
5. Preheat a skillet on medium high heat.
6. Place a tortilla into the skillet and watch until bubbles form. This won't take long.
7. After bubbles form, and the bottom is lightly brown (or there are darker spots), flip over, press down once or twice, and cook for about 30-45 seconds, or if smoke appears.
8. Cook remaining tortillas, watching carefully, and place in a plastic bag, with wet paper towels in between them (or at least on top and bottom of stack) to keep them soft and moist.
9. Refrigerate for later or remove the paper towels and freeze.

Reviews

[Lefsie]

Love these!! My family loves taco night and since I can't have wheat or corn anymore I needed to find an alternative. These are perfect. I actually prefer them over the regular flour tortillas.

[Persephone.Meli]

A fantastic recipe. My family loved these and I will be making them on a regular basis. I would pair them with strong flavors because these have a bold flavor of their own. The dough is fairly sticky, so make sure to reserve enough spelt flour for dusting when you roll these out. These would be great served like naan or any other flatbread. I eat wheat sometimes but have a definite sensitivity. Spelt doesn't bother me at all, and recipes like this make life so much easier. Make these...I know you will enjoy. Super yummy!!!!!

[berry271]

Made tonight for tacos. Very flavorful tortilla. I wonder if you didn't roll it so thin if you could make pitas.