Comments on: Fresh Tortillas for Dinner http://realwomenstoregrub.karalene.com/2011/10/20/fresh-tortillas-for-dinner/ How to use shelf-stable foods to create tantalizing meals your family will love! Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:07:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mellyn http://realwomenstoregrub.karalene.com/2011/10/20/fresh-tortillas-for-dinner/#comment-49 Mellyn Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:22:07 +0000 http://realwomenstoregrub.karalene.com/?p=196#comment-49 Thanks Robin! The ones pictured with my black bean/tomato filling DIDN'T roll well at all (in response to your question, Miriam). I think I left them a little thick before cooking, and I'm glad to learn about the techniques Robin mentioned above! So thank you for asking! If you check out Robin's Turkey-Black Bean Wraps, you can see how thin her tortillas turned out and how beautifully they rolled! Same recipe...my technique is just lacking! Thanks Robin! The ones pictured with my black bean/tomato filling DIDN’T roll well at all (in response to your question, Miriam). I think I left them a little thick before cooking, and I’m glad to learn about the techniques Robin mentioned above! So thank you for asking! If you check out Robin’s Turkey-Black Bean Wraps, you can see how thin her tortillas turned out and how beautifully they rolled! Same recipe…my technique is just lacking!

]]> By: Robin http://realwomenstoregrub.karalene.com/2011/10/20/fresh-tortillas-for-dinner/#comment-48 Robin Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:23:56 +0000 http://realwomenstoregrub.karalene.com/?p=196#comment-48 A little lady in my ward here taught me a great tip or two on tortillas. She says you need to flip <em>twice</em>. Meaning that you heat one side slightly and quickly flip. Then when the side you are currently on looks nice and toasty you flip a second time and then get your original, and now last, side looking nice and done. She says the warming of the first side basically seals the dough so that your inside of the tortilla will cook faster allowing for less time on the griddle and preventing over toasty tortillas. Then she immediately pulls the tortilla off the griddle and places it on a large cloth towel. Next she covers the tortilla completely with the edges of the towel. Each time she has a new tortilla cooked she opens the towel and places the warm tortilla right on top of her stack. Closing up the towel around the tortillas each time. This helps them not to dry out. I also use a little trick on every tortilla I make whether store bought or home made. If I am using cooled or refrigerated tortillas I always warm them in the microwave before I roll them around a filling. I place one or two tortillas between 2 paper towels on a plate and heat for 10(one tortilla) or 15(two tortillas) seconds. After they are warmed they easily wrap around just about anything. I love to make homemade tortillas, BUT I substitute 1 cup of the whole wheat flour in this recipe for oatmeal flour. This can be purchased in many grocery stores in small packages of specialty flour, OR grind your own! Either way it seems adding the oatmeal flour makes them just a little more pliable, but the above tips will help your 100% whole wheat tortillas as well and you may not feel the oatmeal is necessary. Let me know what you think! A little lady in my ward here taught me a great tip or two on tortillas. She says you need to flip twice. Meaning that you heat one side slightly and quickly flip. Then when the side you are currently on looks nice and toasty you flip a second time and then get your original, and now last, side looking nice and done. She says the warming of the first side basically seals the dough so that your inside of the tortilla will cook faster allowing for less time on the griddle and preventing over toasty tortillas. Then she immediately pulls the tortilla off the griddle and places it on a large cloth towel. Next she covers the tortilla completely with the edges of the towel. Each time she has a new tortilla cooked she opens the towel and places the warm tortilla right on top of her stack. Closing up the towel around the tortillas each time. This helps them not to dry out.

I also use a little trick on every tortilla I make whether store bought or home made. If I am using cooled or refrigerated tortillas I always warm them in the microwave before I roll them around a filling. I place one or two tortillas between 2 paper towels on a plate and heat for 10(one tortilla) or 15(two tortillas) seconds. After they are warmed they easily wrap around just about anything.

I love to make homemade tortillas, BUT I substitute 1 cup of the whole wheat flour in this recipe for oatmeal flour. This can be purchased in many grocery stores in small packages of specialty flour, OR grind your own! Either way it seems adding the oatmeal flour makes them just a little more pliable, but the above tips will help your 100% whole wheat tortillas as well and you may not feel the oatmeal is necessary. Let me know what you think!

]]> By: Miriam Tracy http://realwomenstoregrub.karalene.com/2011/10/20/fresh-tortillas-for-dinner/#comment-47 Miriam Tracy Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:58:56 +0000 http://realwomenstoregrub.karalene.com/?p=196#comment-47 These look crispy, are they? Or are they still soft enough to roll up around fillings? These look crispy, are they? Or are they still soft enough to roll up around fillings?

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