Gluten Free Tortillas

It is amazing how much better my daughter feels after being off gluten for about two months. Since changing her diet to gluten free, we have found that there are many products out there for her, but in reality they don't taste very good or totally different from what she was used to. One of her favorite things to eat were tortillas. She would run to the snack drawer and pull out a tortilla just to eat. We tried the Udi's tortilla, even though they were similar consistency, she found they smelled funny. She refused to eat them. I was then in a bind. Being vegetarian we eat a lot of beans and usually use them in burritos and taco salads. I had to find an option for her that she could eat when the rest of the family had tortillas. Not fun to watch your baby upset because she can't have what everyone else is eating. I then decided to venture out and look for a tortilla recipe. I have tried two recipes and both were a flop not to mention very detailed and time consuming just to make two tortillas. I recently found one that looked much more simple on Yammie's Gluten Freedom blog. After making these, I made plenty and it took half the time. The taste? Super good. I would say they are pretty similar to the gluten ones and the consistency is the same. An A+ in my book. This will become a regular recipe in our family. I hope you enjoy it as well.

Gluten Free Tortillas

Ingreditents:

1/2 cup white rice flour
1/2 cup brown rice flour
1 cup tapioca flour
1 tablespoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt 
2 teaspoons xanthan gum
2 tablespoons shortening 
3/4 cup water

Method:

1) Mix together the rice flours, tapioca flour, white sugar, baking powder, salt, and xanthan gum.

2) Mix in the shortening with your fingers until well combined. Add the water and mix well. If the mixture is still dry, add a little more water.

3) Heat an ungreased skilled on medium-high heat. Roll out tortillas and cook each one on the hot pan until it begins to bubble. Then flip it and cook until the bottom has some brown spots. They're the best if you stack them on top of each other as they come out (this softens them up a bit). 

4) You can also throw a slightly damp towel over the top one. These keep pretty well in a plastic bag in the cupboard.