Best Tortilla?

[MissyBB]

I am at a loss. I have tired a number of gluten-free tortillas but they all fall short. They either dry up and are brittle when warmed or they are very chewy.

 

I DO love corn tortillas and will eat those as well but sometimes, well, a good "flour" tortilla is the best fit for a dish. 

 

Suggestions? Oh, and I am in Canada so we don't have some products that they have in the states.

[cyclinglady]

I am on the same quest. While in England, we at the best wraps at Costa's, a coffee shop comparable to Starbucks. We ate those gluten-free chicken wraps several times and they were soft and delicious.

[Georgia-guy]

And the quest continues. I was hoping to click on this and see an answer cuz I have had absolutely no luck at all....and I don't like corn tortilla texture. :-/

[Adalaide]

I'm not the first person here to start making these, but since there is no such thing (imo) as a decent store bought flour tortilla it falls to us to make them. This recipe is so simple a kid could make them and really is flexible and even a little stretchy. My husband picked up the first one I made, grabbed two sides and started pulling. I freaked out, thinking he would just tear it in half and instead it had a little stretch to it. And they're delicious. Open Original Shared Link

[beth01]

Adalaide - Do you use the fava bean flour or another one?  I haven't done a lot of experimenting with my flours since I really haven't had a lot of energy.

[Adalaide]

I used rice because I don't like the flavor of bean flours so I don't have any in the house and don't intend to buy any. I would have used sorghum but it was in the freezer and I was just plain old too lazy to get it out, which is an epic amount of laziness.

[Georgia-guy]

Where in the world did that website come from?!? I've been pouring over the internet trying to find gluten-free recipes and have not even seen that site before!

[LauraTX]

I do want to add that the way you heat up your tortillas can make a difference.  Although it is tedious, heating them one by one on a hot skillet on the stove will give you much better texture than in the microwave.  With gluten-free tortillas having oddly behaving texture issues, if one method doesn't yield good results, try the other way before writing off a product.

[SMRI]

If you heat the tortillas in the microwave, put a glass with some water in there--not sure if it works with gluten-free ones but it helps them from getting soggy/rubbery.  I usually put them in the oven in foil to warm though.

[BlessedMommy]

Adelaide, I have Pamela's Artisan flour blend on hand. Do you think that would work?

[Adalaide]

I don't know if anything else would work or not. I've had mixed success with trying AP flours in place of specific flours called for in recipes. Worst case it is a two egg recipe so easy to half and not much waste if it turns out poorly.

[MissyBB]

I'm not the first person here to start making these, but since there is no such thing (imo) as a decent store bought flour tortilla it falls to us to make them. This recipe is so simple a kid could make them and really is flexible and even a little stretchy. My husband picked up the first one I made, grabbed two sides and started pulling. I freaked out, thinking he would just tear it in half and instead it had a little stretch to it. And they're delicious. Open Original Shared Link

 

 

THANK YOU!!!!!!  The picture of them makes them look very pliable and soft! I am definitely going to have to try making these. In my "before" days I used to always make homemade flour tortillas (never bought them!) but now I find they just fall apart and never stay together long enough in the skillet etc.

 

Thanks so much!

[mateo2099]

This MexiCAN just eats corn tortillas. Much easier than trying to replicate flour tortillas.