Avoid a trip to the grocery store, I have you covered with this easy healthy tortillas recipe. This is a great recipe even for people who have never before baked any type of bread! Even better, you don’t need yeast for this recipe! Aside from being easy to make, these tortillas taste so much better than store bought tortillas and contain no questionable ingredients or preservatives.
Tortillas also freeze well so if you’re thinking you don’t need 16 tortillas (but trust me, you do!) you can freeze the leftovers and reheat them one at a time. We love these healthy tortillas for tacos with our homemade taco seasoning, fajitas, quesadillas, sandwich wraps, and they even have been enjoyed dipped in seasoned olive oil! So let’s get started…
You will need the following:
Stand mixer with dough hook or a medium sized mixing bowl
Large cutting board or baking stone or parchment paper for rolling out dough (optional, a clean counter works also, just sprinkle flour directly on the countertop before placing the dough on it.)
Rolling pin (Don’t have a rolling pin? Try using a smooth glass cup or even the heal of your hand could work in a pinch, you just have to get the tortillas smooshed thin.)
Cast iron skillet
Measuring cup and spoons
Ingredients for Healthy Tortillas Recipe
3 cups all-purpose flour plus extra for rolling
¾ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup Olive oil
1 cup water (it’s best if the water is warm but it works fine cold or room temperature also)
Steps for Making Healthy Tortillas
You’ll find the full recipe and steps, including a print version, on Homestead Scratch Cooking. Hop on over to grab the Easy Homemade Tortillas recipe.
Use Healthy Tortilla Recipe In Place of Sandwich Bread
Healthy Tortillas are a great substitute for sandwich bread. Roll up your favorite sandwich ingredients and enjoy. Enchiladas, tacos, taco salad, quesadillas, Tortillas can also be used to make small party sandwiches, pinwheel appetizers, and desserts.
A recipe for using tortillas that I am drooling over is this one for Chicken Tortilla bake. And with it being Easter week at the time of this writing, who wouldn’t like to try an Easter Brunch Bake as a make ahead idea for the buffet.
Kick up the Heat!
A little spice never hurt anyone right? Try this Chile Lime Chicken recipe. Oh my that looks so good! When it’s time to start up the grill try using your tortillas for Grilled Chicken Fajitas. I think you get my point about the versatile healthy tortilla.
Dessert Tortillas!
Brush the healthy tortilla with an egg wash, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and bake until crispy. Use the tortilla shell to make apple pies. Here’s an idea. Make smaller tortillas. Push the tortillas into each section of a cupcake pan. Fill with pie filling. Bake until crisp and the fruit filling is hot. Dig in!
Enjoy!
