Nourish Your Children

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.

1. Quesadillas with 1 T. refried beans, 1 T. sour cream (or homemade Creme Fresh), and shredded raw cheese.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Enchiladas
6. Burritos
7. 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.

Start with one cup of sourdough starter and begin to feed it.  I feed the starter right in my plastic Bosch bowl and stir with a plastic spatula.  Let the starter get to room temperature  and

add 2/3 cups flour and 1/2 cup water – wait 4 to 16 hours

add 1-1/4 cup flour and 1 cup water – wait 4 to 16 hours

add 2-1/2 cups flour and 2 cups water – wait 4 to 16 hours

This will yeild 7 cups of starter.  Put one cup in a plasic bowl or glass jar until next time.  Put two cups in another plastic or glass container for biscuits, pancakes, or another batch of bread.(bring to room temp. add 2 cups water and two cups flour wait 4 to 16 hours and begin bread)

dough

 Multi – Grain Sourdough Bread

4 cups sourdough

2 cups KA unbleached flour

2 cups whole grain spelt flour

2 cups golden whole wheat

Add ingredients to the Bosch mixer bowl in order with the mixer on speed 1.   Add the last flour slowly to make sure the dough is not too dry.  Stop the mixer and feel to see if it sticks to your fingers.  If it is sticky then add more flour.  If all the grains listed are not enough I add more unbleached flour.  The amount of flour will vary depending on the flour used.You want a stiff dough.  When dough reaches desired consistency, I mix on speed 1 for 3 more minutes.   Divide into 3 loaves about 2lbs. each.  Place into greased loaf pans.  I like glass.  Allow to rise to desired height.  4 – 6 hours.  Bake @350 for 40 min. for glass dishes.   For stainless steel pans 375 for 40 -50 min.  Adjust according to your oven.  The tops do not get dark brown, check the bottom.

I use this dough for pizza crusts, monkey bread, sweet rolls, flatbread, or for whatever you would use bread dough.

Real Food Wednesday with Kelly The Kitchen Kop