Finally, after 4 years (or more) I attempted to make my own sourdough tortillas. I am happy to report a success. My neighbor said her husband had made corn tortillas with corn flour soaked in lime. I told her that I had always wanted to make flour tortillas. “Why don’t you just use your sourdough bread recipe and roll it out?” she asked. So I tried it.
Yea! It worked. Yum! Everyone liked it. It took me about 2 hours to roll out and cook 14 tortillas. I was also preparing quesadillas at the same time. That made it harder. I did get faster as I went along.
Tortillas are a favorite around here. I had been buying natural whole grain tortillas but could not find any with soaked grains.
We eat them often for lunch.
- Quesadillas with 1 T. refried beans, 1 T. sour cream (or homemade Creme Fresh), and shredded raw cheese.
- Shredded Chicken Quesadillas – Add your homemade salsa to shredded chicken, spread onto 1 tortilla, on the other tortilla spread 1 T. sour cream and shredded raw cheese.
- Lunch Roll Up – When we have to take a lunch to go, I put 1 T. homemade ranch dressing on a tortilla, 1 slice of raw cheese, any kind of meat you have, lettuce, and 1 lacto-fermented pickle.
- Reuben Wrap Bake – Put 1 T. 1000 Island Dressing on a tortilla, 1 piece of Swiss cheese, 2 slices of no nitrate beef, and 2 T. lacto-fermented sauerkraut. Roll up and bake for 15-20 min. until cheese is melted.
- Enchiladas
- Burritos
- Soft Tacos
My teenagers prefer any non-yeast bread products. They think it makes a big difference on their skin (less breakouts).
For more information about feeding kids healthy food Nourish Your Children.
How do you eat your flour tortillas?
This post is part of Real Food Wednesday.
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Wonderful! You have reached tortilla nirvana. (I wouldn’t have guessed the recipe would work. LOL)
The first time I tried to make tortillas I was about ten years old and followed the instructions from my neighbor. I missed a key point: type of flour. Since then I watch the masters make them and have decided that I too would be spending two hours making fourteen tortillas. It is such a great skill.
Amanda
I came here through RFW. Thanks for the tip… I’ve been struggling with getting a good tortilla recipe forever. I’m excited to give this a try!
**OWL MOMMA**
Today, I rolled and cooked 14 tortillas in an hour, while making lunch. Getting faster! A friend suggested I let the dough sit for an hour or two before rolling. I think that helped.
Very much love what you’re doing here!
Great entry. Looking forward to the next one.
Very good entry. Looking forward to the next.
I’ve been making srgdoouuh tortillas for the past 10 years and love them. Try letting you’re dough balls relax for 30 minutes before rolling them out.I also use Spectrum’s vegetable shortening in making tortillas, which is made from palm oil, I substitute it in place of Lard, for the Traditional Mexican tortilla.I also finely mill dried corn into flour and add about 1 cup to my recipe, plus 1 teaspoon crushed dried red chilies. Boy! Are these good. The tortillas are golden in color and the red crushed red chilies really make them look delicious.When I make srgdoouuh corn tortillas I use a sweet sour dough starter and it brings out the natural sweetness in the corn. Now these tortillas are absolutely delicious.I like using a sweet srgdoouuh starter to make whole a wheat tortillas and rye tortillas.You can also buy dehydrated mix vegetables, pulverize them in a coffee grinder into small particles and add them to the dough, it really makes a colorful tortilla.Today I bought some organic lard, it produces the most beautiful tortillas. I’ll be rolling out tortillas quick.To add more nutritional values to the tortillas I’ll add ground flax seeds, and ground Chia seeds. I’ve even added granulated coconut that I pulverized in a coffee grinder. You can add just about anything to your tortilla dough.Tomorrow I’m going to make peanut butter tortillas. I’ve been thinking about this for awhile. Will let you know how they turn out.I love rolling out tortillas it’s my way of letting down. What a delicious way to relax.030holly