Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups cassava flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. garlic powder
- ¼ cup avocado oil or olive oil
- ¾ cup warm water, plus additional as needed
Preparation
Step 1
1. Place dry ingredients (cassava flour, garlic powder, and salt) in a bowl. Whisk to combine.
2. Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients using the back of a large spoon. Add oil and ½ cup warm water. Stir until a dough forms.
3. Add more water, a little at a time, if the dough appears to be dry. The dough should be firm and springy and smooth to the touch – not sticky, dry or crumbly on the surface.
4. When the dough is the right texture, cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and allow the dough to rest for 5 minutes.
5. Divide dough into 12 equal portions (for taco-size) or 6 portions (for burrito-size) depending on how large or small you want them to be.
6. Use a tortilla press or rolling pin with dough between two sheets of parchment paper to flatten tortillas to less than ⅛-inch thick circles. If making larger, burrito-size tortillas you’ll need to roll them out with a rolling pin rather than a tortilla press.
7. Cook tortillas in a hot, dry skillet for 1 minute on each side until the dough starts to puff slightly, appears dry to the touch and has light brown spots on the surface.
8. Transfer tortillas to a plate and cover with a clean kitchen towel to keep them warm and pliable. Serve and enjoy!
Yield: 12 5-inch Tortillas
FAQs
-Can grain-free tortillas be made ahead of time? Yes. You can make these tortillas up to 3 days in advance and reheat as needed. Just be sure to cool the tortillas completely before storing them in a covered container in the fridge. Placing a sheet a parchment paper between each tortilla before refrigerating or freezing will make them easier to separate later on. If they do stick together, don’t panic just place the entire stack in the microwave or oven to allow them to warm just enough until you can peel them apart.
-Can grain-free tortillas be frozen? Yes. Place completely cooled tortillas in a container with lid (or freezer-safe bag like this one) and freeze flat. Placing a sheet a parchment paper between each tortilla before refrigerating or freezing will make them easier to separate later on.
-What is the best way to reheat grain-free tortillas? For best results, allow tortillas to thaw at room temperature before reheating (doing so from frozen MAY make them soggy). Reheating them but tossing them into a hot, dry skillet is the preferred method, however, 10-15 seconds in a microwave, covered with a paper towel, will also do.
-What should I serve grain-free tortillas with? Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos, Slow Cooker Beef Barbacoa, One-Pan Chicken Fajita Bake, beef taco meat made with Homemade Taco Seasoning or Vegan Califlower Sweet Potato Tacos.
-Are these gluten-free? Yes. Cassava flour is naturally gluten-free.
-Are these Whole30-friendly? No. Although they do not contain any grains or sweeteners and are made entirely with compliant ingredients no bread-like products are allowed on the Whole30 program.
What is cassava flour?
Cassava flour is produced from the whole root of the cassava or yucca plant, a crop native to South America, Asia, and Africa. Its cousin, tapioca starch, is made by dehydrating the starchy liquid created by soaking ground cassava root whereas cassava flour is made by guiding the dried root into a fine powder or meal. Cassava flour has recently become popular in gluten-free and paleo baking because it’s naturally gluten-free and nut-free and it binds together better than many other gluten-free flours and thus you’re less likely to need binders and gums to create a satisfactory product.
Is cassava flour good for you?
While cassava flour isn’t good or bad it’s worth noting that it does not offer any nutritional value to your diet as it’s nearly 100% starch and thus devoid of protein, vitamins, and minerals. However, that does not mean that you can’t enjoy foods made with cassava flour – just use them as part of diet that’s based on whole, unprocessed or minimally processed food and see them for what they are – a “fun” food that enhances the eating experience rather than a staple of the diet…kind of like cookies, chips and other fun foods that provide variety in the overall diet.