These homemade easy keto tortillas recipe is a great addition to my new quarantine healthier lifestyle!! Here’s all the nitty-gritty:
After months, of being locked up in quarantine, eating and drinking everything that stress told me I had to eat and drink.
Faced with the evidence that this quarantine is not something provisional, but something that due to the circumstances and the moment has become something permanent.
In the new normality, the new "everyday life" as we have laughed at the term. I imagine that, in order not to cry, we laugh to make the load lighter, and more bearable.
I have made the decision to try to follow a healthier quarantine lifestyle.
Trying to reduce harmful fats and include fats beneficial to health.
Trying to eliminate empty carbohydrates, replacing wheat with lighter carbohydrate options and often gluten-free.
Trying to eliminate sugars, substitute for healthier options, and or reducing the amount of my sugar intake.
Today, I decided to try this keto tortilla recipe that substitutes wheat tortillas and even corn flour for almond flour and coconut flour tortillas.
I am not inventing anything new; I found this recipe here reading and looking for information to educate myself and make better decisions.
Without further yadayadayada, here I share the recipe:
Homemade easy keto tortillas
Ingredients
- 1 cup Blanched almond flour (112 g)
- 1 tablespoon Xanthan gum (8 g)
- ½ Teaspoon baking powder (2 g)
- 1 tablespoon water (15 g)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Add all of your ingredients to your food processor, and process until a ball of doughforms. Now removethe dough from the processor and cover it with plastic wrap. Knead itfor just a minute or two with your hands, and then let it rest for about 15minutes.
- The kneading and resting process will just help activate the xanthan gum and givethe tortillas they’re fantastic bendability. Once thedough is done resting, you can unwrap it, and split it up into 4 equal-sizedsmaller balls of dough. Then, whenyou form the smaller balls of dough, you’ll want to start forming your tortillashells.
- So, lay a sheet of parchment paper on your work surface area, add one of the balls, andthen cover it with another sheet of paper. Thetortilla dough can be quite sticky and using the paper is a big help in dealingwith that, so don’t skip out on it. Now,flatten the ball of dough with your hands, and once it’s flat use a rolling pin to finish rolling the dough out.
- Ideally,the dough should be about as thick as a penny, and at least 6 inches wide by 6 inches long. Using asmall bowl that’s about 6 inches in diameter to test and see if you’ve rolledthe dough out enough. When you’vegot more dough than the bowl, remove the top layer of parchment paper and placethe bowl back on the dough.
- Now use a knife to trace around the edges of the bowl. Once you’vedone that, remove and save the extra dough. Now we’reall set to cook the tortillas!
- Get out a nonstick pan, turn your stove up to medium-high, and get the pan hot. Once thepan is hot add the tortilla, and cook until the yellow-ish hue of it turns white (watch the video for a good visual guide)
- When the entire tortilla turns this lighter color, that’s when you’ll want to give it aflip. Now, onceyou flip it, just count to 5 and remove it from the pan immediately. This willensure you don’t overcook the tortilla, and that it will be bendable andpliable. If you do,there’s a good chance you’ll overcook it.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
I didn’t know what xanthan gum was until a while ago and here is a link to some information about it.
Here are some other low carbs/keto recipes I have posted here: Chocolate avocado mousse, Endives with ham and cheese & Chocolate almond coconut keto cookies.
Jeanine says
Lovely! ? I must try this
Petit Gourmet says
Thank you for stopping by! let me know when you try the recipe!?
Veronica says
Se ven maravillosas esas tortillas keto! Ni idea que es el gum... Tengo que buscarlo para ver dónde comprarlo.
Petit Gourmet says
Hola Vero, pues es un polvito que se puso de moda cuando la cocina molecular tuvo su boom, ya que sirve como estabilizador de espumas y este tipo de cosas. Mira te dejo este enlace, sirve también para espesar salsas, y es una buena opción libre de gluten y no agrega ningún sabor. https://www.amazon.com/Bobs-Red-Mill-Xanthan-8-ounce/dp/B0013JJZWG/ref=sr_1_11?crid=Q64I3M89KHM1&dchild=1&keywords=xanthan+gum&qid=1595267313&sprefix=xant%2Caps%2C229&sr=8-11
Maria Laura Rodriguez says
Me encantó la receta, tengo todos los ingredientes así que la voy a probar. Muchas gracias, en casa casi llevamos una dieta super baja en carbs.
Petit Gourmet says
Hola Maria Laura, aquí también, la verdad que nos vienen a ayudar mucho con nuestra cocina baja en carbohidratos
Estefania says
I’ve read before doing tortillas is not this difficult, and your recipe just confirmed my thoughts! I take note, sounds easy and yummy at the same time! Plus gluten free for guest with intolerances!
Petit Gourmet says
Hey Estefania!! yes, this is truly wonderful for intolerances. Thanks for stopping by!
Morena says
I would love to try these keto tortillas. I eat very healthy on a daily basis but during this quarantine I'm trying to be even healthier with a low carb diet. I'm sending your recipe to my daughter as well.
Petit Gourmet says
Thank you so much for your words!! makes me feel like I am not alone while doing this!!! let me know how you liked the recipe!!
Geetha Parasuram says
The recipe does not include an egg. But in the video an egg is use. Which is correct?
Petit Gourmet says
Hello Geetha, thank you for pointing that out! I forgot to add it to the initial recipe. Now you can use it, it does have 1 egg.
Mirna says
I didn’t get the Keto Tortilla Recipe, can you be kindly and send it to me plz
Petit Gourmet says
Hi Mirna, really sorry, here it is!
Denis says
I just tasted this recipe and these, and they are incredibly good for a low carb tortilla ?
Petit Gourmet says
Hey!thanks for stopping by! I am glad you did this recipe!