Grain free tortillas
Gluten free, nut free, gum free, vegan
Ingredients
- 160 g (1 cup) cassava flour (see notes)
- 7.5 g (1 1/2 teaspoons) psyllium husk powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 25 g butter melted or soft (regular or vegan)
- 3/4 - 1 cup (180-250ml) boiling water
- Tapioca flour for rolling
- Vegetable oil for cooking
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients except the boiling water in a mixing bowl and whisk to incorporate.
- Add the boiling water, starting with 1/2 cup (125ml). Stir quickly and add more water as necessary. The dough should be slightly sticky and moist with no dry flour on the bottom.
- Once it is cool enough to handle, knead the dough into a smooth ball and cover. Leave for 5-10 minutes.
- Liberally flour a clean, dry bench top with tapioca flour. Divide the dough into four tortillas. The offcuts from each will form the fifth tortilla, so set those aside as you work.
- Roll each tortilla to your desired width (about 2-3mm – any thicker and they become too chewy). Use a large circular cutter or the lip of a circular bowl to cut each tortilla into a round. Set them aside without touching each other, and finish by gathering all the offcuts for the last tortilla.
- Preheat a pan to a high heat for 2-3 minutes. Add a splash of vegetable oil to the pan once hot, and cook the first tortilla. Cook for a minute or so before flipping (this will depend on how hot your pan is). Flip and cook on the other side, before transferring to a cooling rack. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
- Serve warm or store in an airtight container. The tortillas are best fresh, but reheating them in the microwave or a steamy oven will restore their flexibility.
Notes
- There is no alternative for cassava flour in this recipe. See the recipe in my cookbook, Intolerance Friendly Kitchen, for a grain based recipe without cassava flour.
- Cassava flour is distinctly different from tapioca flour or tapioca starch. They are not interchangeable in this recipe.
- The butter can be melted or softened. It will melt in the boiling water either way.