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Recipe for Tortillas 11/7/2022

 

Can we eat corn tortillas was asked during our Sunday Conference Call and the answer is "NO."  My co-host Robin shared this recipe for Spelt tortillas. She has many recipes (Robin's Corner) in Chapter V of my book.

How to make homemade Spelt flour tortillas:

Makes about 12 tortillas for Stage I of the King Diet

Ingredients
3 cups Spelt flour
►1½ teaspoons fine sea salt
► 1¼ teaspoons baking powder (aluminum free)
►⅓ cup bacon fat, lard, or butter

Step 1: In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, salt and baking powder and whisk thoroughly to combine. Add the fat, and use your fingers to work it into the dry ingredients (similar to how you would make pie crust). When the fat is fully incorporated, add 1 cup hot water. Using clean hands or a fork, mix until a shaggy dough forms, adding up to ¼ cup additional hot water if the dough seems especially dry.

Step 2: Turn out the dough on to a lightly floured work surface, and knead briefly until the dough holds together in a ball. (It doesn’t need to be perfectly smooth.) Divide the dough into 12 pieces and roll into rough balls, then transfer them to a baking sheet, cover with a clean, damp towel and rest for 20 to 30 minutes.

Step 3: Preheat a dry cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a round. (The size and thickness will depend on your preferences. A 6-inch round will be slightly thicker and good for tacos; an 8-inch round will be thinner and ideal for fajitas or burritos.) Transfer the round to the skillet and cook, flipping once, until bubbles appear on the surface and golden brown spots appear on the bottom of the tortilla, about 30 to 60 seconds per side.

Step 4: Repeat with each piece of dough until all the tortillas are cooked, wrapping the tortillas in a clean towel as they come off the skillet to keep them soft. The tortillas are best the day they’re made, but they can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Robin

I thank Robin for sharing her Stage I recipe. I would imagine that you can substitute rye, millet or rice flour for spelt or even come up with a mix of them.



 

 

 

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