Soft Almond Flour Tortillas
These tortillas will taste exactly like your normal flour tortillas...they are absolutely delicious and pretty easy to make!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups of Tapioca Starch (plus more for work surface)
- 1 cup of blanched almond flour
- 2 teaspoons of xanthan gum or guar gum
- 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon of double-acting, aluminum-free baking powder
- 4 tablespoons Spectrum palm (vegetable) shortening
- 4 large egg whites
- Directions
- In a bowl, whisk the tapioca starch, almond flour, xantham gum, salt, and baking powder until blended and lumps are worked out.
- Add the shortening and egg whites and mix with your hands to create a smooth, slightly sticky dough. Note: I used disposable gloves....it worked great and the mixture didn't get all stuck to your hands.
- Sprinkle some tapioca starch on a sheet of parchment paper. Place the dough on the parchment. Dust a little more starch on top of the dough, then use a rolling pin to roll out the dough paper-thin. The tortillas will double in thickness when you cook them.
- Cut the dough into circles using a small bowl as a guide. You could also use a pizza cutter to cut your own size circles or ovals. Carefully remove each circle, using the parchment paper to assist you.
- Place a dry skillet over medium heat. Cook the tortillas one at a time for 20 to 30 seconds on each side. Remove to a cooling rack. If you want to make them into taco shell shapes, bend them while warm and allow them to cool in that shape.
- After cooking all of the cut tortillas, gather up the leftover dough, roll it out again and continue cutting out tortillas until you have used all of the dough. Cook and shape the remaining tortillas.
- Store the cooled tortillas in a sealed bag or container at room temperature. Note: The tortillas can harden as they sit. To bring them back to life, simply heat them up again. I just threw them in the microwave for 10-15 seconds right before serving.
- Additional Info - Prep Time: 15-25 minutes / Cook Time: 20 minutes / Yield: 10-16 tortillas. You can obtain most of the above ingredients at Whole Foods and/or Wegman's. You can also order them off of Amazon. I get my Spectrum vegetable shortening on Amazon.
