I was so EXCITED when I purchased my Tortilla Press and enjoyed making Homemade Flour Tortillas with organic flour for many years.. After going gluten free I created recipes for my Homemade Corn Tortillas, Cilantro Lime Corn Tortillas, Homemade Tortilla Chips and Gluten Free Pizza, Flatbread & Tortilla Dough.
Now that I’ve transitioned to leading a Grain Free (paleo-ish) lifestyle – I’ve been bummed out that my Tortilla Press wasn’t being used 🙁 I created a yummy Grain Free Flat Bread recipe but it just wasn’t a suitable replacement for a tortilla… However with a few simple modifications I was able to transform that recipe into an amazing Grain Free, Paleo Tortilla Recipe! First of all, before we can get into the recipe – you’re going to need a Tortilla Press.
Can you make these without a tortilla press? Sure! But, it’s not going to be as easy. I haven’t rolled these out by hand myself (I have a Tortilla Press, remember!?!) If you have any tips after rolling them out by hand, feel free to comment with your tips! In addition to a Tortilla Press you are also going to need a plastic shopping bag.
Yep. You read it right, a plastic shopping bag!! Using a plastic shopping bag is the best way to line your Tortilla Press so that you can easily get your tortillas off with out them sticking and making a huge mess (not just for these tortillas but for any tortillas, I always line mine with pieces of plastic shopping bag) I also recommend using a cast iron skillet for cooking your tortillas.
The recipe is easy and only has 4 ingredients: Blanched Almond Flour, Arrowroot Flour, Sea Salt & Water.
That’s it! Just combine equal parts of Almond Flour & Arrowroot, add some salt and just enough water to get your dough to hold together, press, cook & Enjoy! Click HERE to buy the ingredients & supplies I recommend.
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- Divide your dough into 4 equal portions, about 1/4 cup each
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- Roll dough into a ball and place on plastic shopping bag lined tortilla press that’s been dusted with arrowroot powder
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- Press Dough in your Tortilla Press
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- Carefully peel your tortilla off the plastic shopping bag
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- The dough will be soft and fragile, be careful
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- In a DRY cast iron pan, preheated (medium) cook each side of your tortilla until lightly brown
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- See the brown spots? that’s perfect!
Grain Free Tortillas
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Blanched Almond Flour
- 1/2 cup Arrowroot Starch + additional
- 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
- 3+ tablespoons Water, filtered
Instructions
- Combine Almond Flour, Arrowroot Powder & Sea Salt, Mix well
- Add water 1 Tablespoon at a time. Just until your dough will hold together.
- Using additional Arrowroot Powder as needed, divide your dough into 4 equal portions and roll into balls
- Press in your Tortilla Press that's been lined with a plastic shopping bag and dusted with arrowroot powder
- Cook each tortilla after it's pressed in a dry cast iron skillet that's been preheated over medium heat
- Initially your tortilla may stick, as it's cooks it will loosen and get light brown spots (about 1-2 minutes) Turn over to cook both sides.
- Use your tortillas immediately or store in a plastic zipper bag in the fridge.
- Enjoy!
The tortillas are about 6”. Fried on a dry pan, they came out great with medium heat on our induction cooktop.
Thanks so much for posting this recipe; I made them per the instructions, and although mine didn’t get brown spots like yours, when the two minutes was up, I tried it and …. oh my goodness! Delish! Thanks so much. I am now heading over to your recipe for the tortilla strips. So happy that I can have these in my diet again!
One more quick question please. Would these be considered low carb?
I made these and they turned out great! I then did the chips, and, again, turned out super! Thanks for the recipe.
One tip that worked for me. I used the plastic bag on the top of the press, but I put parchment paper on the bottom, dusted with arrowroot powder and then flipped that upside down in my cast iron pan. After about 10 seconds, the parchment peeled right off and the tortilla cooked perfectly. I used the same piece of parchment for all 4 tortillas. When I used a plastic bag on the bottom of the press, the dough stuck, so the parchment paper really worked for me.
Great tip Laurie!! I wouldn’t consider them low carb since they do contain starch but they are definitely healthier than their corn based version!