Make Gluten Free Flour Tortillas

Tortillas and different types of flatbreads are a popular alternative to bread. If you have the desire, or need, to be gluten free, here is a recipe for tortillas for you to try.

Ingredients

 * 2 cups tapioca flour
 * 1 cup of gluten-free bread/bun mix (Another option is gluten-free biscuit mix flour)
 * 2 rounded tsp of xanthan gum.
 * 1 Tablespoon shortening
 * 1 Tablespoon butter
 * 1 1/3 cups whole milk (or milk substitute)
 * 1/2 cup of sweet rice flour for rolling dough (tapioca flour if you don't have any)

Steps

 * 1) Mix all of the dry ingredients together, thoroughly.
 * 2)  Cut in the shortening, followed by the milk and mix until it forms a ball.
 * 3)  Put the ball onto a floured surface and knead it (using the sweet rice or tapioca flour) until smooth.
 * 4)  Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and let it rest for an hour.
 * 5)  Shape the dough into a long cylinder and cut it into 12 pieces, as evenly distributed as you can.
 * 6) Put the pieces on a plate and cover with a damp paper towel. You have to do this or the dough will dry out too quickly.
 * 7)  Roll out the dough, one by one, using as little of the sweet rice flour as you can get away with.
 * 8)  Using a 9" plate as a template, make circles with the dough.
 * 9)  Stack the circles. As you finish the circles, place them onto a flat surface between layers of wax paper. This will keep them from sticking together.
 * 10) Put a flat bottomed frying pan on the stove to heat, about medium high, with a little olive or coconut oil.
 * 11)  Carefully slide each flour in to fry for 30 seconds on each side.
 * 12)  Let cool.
 * 13)  Store in a sealed plastic or Ziploc bag in the refrigerator.

Things You'll Need

 * Floured surface
 * 9 inch circular plate
 * flat bottomed frying pan

Related Tips and Steps

 * How to Make Your Own Tortillas
 * How to Make Flour Tortillas
 * How to Make Corn Tortillas
 * How to Be Gluten Free
 * How to Make Gluten Free Bread
 * How to Make Gluten Free Brownies

Sources and Citations

 * http://joannsgfrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/03/julies-gluten-free-flour-tortillas.html - Original source of recipe, shared with permission. Find this and many other gluten free recipes on the blog.