Fat Free Flour Tortilla Recipes

FLOUR TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Heat the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until tiny bubbles start to form around the edges of the pan (the milk should be 180 degrees F), 4 to 5 minutes. Immediately remove from the heat and stir in the lard until melted. Let cool for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl until completely combined. Pour in the warm milk mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until a shaggy dough forms.
• When cool enough to handle, knead the dough in the bowl until almost completely smooth, about 3 minutes; do not overwork, the dough should be soft and only slightly elastic and not sticky. Wrap in plastic and let rest at room temperature for 1 hour to relax dough.
• Divide the dough into 16 balls about a scant 3 tablespoons each (or 46g.). Arrange the balls on a rimmed baking sheet and cover with a damp kitchen towel until ready to use.
• Working with one dough ball at a time, roll out on a lightly floured surface to a 7-inch round.
• Heat a medium cast-iron skillet or large griddle over medium-high heat.
• Working with one at a time (unless using a large griddle), cook the tortillas, reducing the heat if they are getting dark too quickly, until air bubbles form on the surface and the bottom is brown in spots, about 30 seconds. Poke any large bubbles with a fork to release steam, flip the tortillas and cook until brown in spots on the other side, about 30 seconds. Stack and wrap the tortillas in a clean kitchen towel and keep warm. Repeat rolling and cooking the remaining dough balls.

FAT FREE FLOUR TORTILLA

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir well. Add fat-free mayonnaise and use pastry blender (or fork) and blend until flour mixture appears to be coarse throughout.
• Add hot water and stir well. Knead in extra flour. Cover and allow to stand for 10 minutes.
• Set iron griddle over medium to medium-high heat. Tear off a piece of dough, roll into a ball (approximately 2 1/2-inches).
• On well-floured board, roll dough out into a circular flat form as thin as possible (less than 1/8-inch thickness) approximately 6 inches in diameter. Add more flour if dough is sticky.
• Place tortilla on heated griddle and allow it to bubble slightly. Heat for approximately 1-2 minutes.
• Flip tortilla and brown other side approximately 1 minute longer. If tortilla has browned in variable spots and does not have a dough-like texture, then it is done.

FAT FREE WHOLE WHEAT TORTILLAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine the flour and 1 cup of water.
• Mix well.
• If it needs more water to get to a dough stage, then add.
• On a floured surface knead the dough until it is soft.
• Make it into balls (12-16 depending on size).
• Then flour a board well.
• Take each ball and roll it as flat as you can.
• Meanwhile heat a pan until it is quite hot.
• Place the rolled out tortilla in the pan and cook for about 45 seconds to 1 minute or until it is bubbling and starting to brown.
• Then turn it over and cook for another 45 seconds.
• Place a clean cotton dishtowel on a plate.
• As each tortilla comes out of the pan put it inside the towel and wrap them up.
• I got 16 tortillas but my pan is small.
• If you want bigger tortillas, make bigger balls of dough.