Comments on: Rolling out Flour Tortillas (Gluten Free Tortillas, At That)

By: Joy

Joy — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:59:13 +0000

First of all I just must say THANK YOU for so many wonderful recipes. my 21 yr. old college son feels much less cheated and much more treated now that I’ve found you. You really went over the top with the incredible Green Bean Casserole we enjoyed at Thanksgiving, and now the tortillas (!) and an amazing Flatbread! Can’t thank you enough! By the way, I tried and tried the tortilla rolling but really flipped with delight when I used the viewer’s hint about rolling them out inside a plastic bag — wow — round, perfect, and much less flour needed. I couldn’t believe that one would be so terrific.

By: Letitia Snyderman

Letitia Snyderman — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:33:44 +0000

The best tip ever for rolling out any kind of dough is to use two pieces of wax paper. Lay one piece of wax paper down. Sprinkle liberally with GF flour, covering the entire paper surface. Place the ball of dough in the center. Flatten dough ball slightly and sprinkle with flour. Cover with second piece of wax paper. Now follow same steps as above. Roll, turn paper/dough/paper “sandwich”. Keep turning until desired size and thickness. Peel top lay of wax paper off dough slowly and carefully. Now sprinkle more flour on top of exposed round circle of dough. This will ensure no sticking. Place wax paper back on top and carefully flip over. Now the freshly floured side is on the underside. Slowly peel off the “now” top piece of wax paper. You should be able to pick up, or transfer, the rolled dough easily. Good luck!

By: oread

oread — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:07:54 +0000

I would love to try baking them to make a chip. More like pita bread. I only just found this site, thank you Mary Frances. I didn’t have the ingredients you listed but tried using chickpea flour and tapioca flour. They ended up very tender not at all easy to roll out so I just flattened them out. They were very tasty. I am looking forward to the original recipe.

By: Mary Frances

Mary Frances — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:59:05 +0000

@Tobi: I haven’t tried frying the flour tortillas, though we have fried corn tortillas at home to make chips.

By: Tobi

Tobi — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:58:51 +0000

I wouldn’t do this all the time, because it’s so expensive, but I tried dusting the surface with almond meal. It made the tortillas taste wonderful, and they didn’t have that grainy texture they can get on the outside from the residual flour.
Question: Have you tried cooking these, letting them cool, and then frying them? I’d like to make homemade tortilla chips, and that’s how you make homemade plain corn tortillas, according the the masa bag directions.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:44:01 +0000

Love your site, will pass it on to newly diagnosed pts with gluten allergies. I have helpful advise for rolling out dough and pie crusts – use a pastry cloth (mine is an antique soap sack that once belonged to my great Aunt Hazel – I’ve used it for over 30 yrs!). Just dust it with flour (much less than on a bare surface) and keep turning the dough as you have suggested above. It works especially well for pie crusts and pizza dough. Keep adding flour as needed. I’m noted for my pie crusts – this is the secret! Hope this proves helpful!

By: Naomi

Naomi — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:37:11 +0000

Hi!
I’ve had so much trouble rolling out GF dough in the past! But on some web site, I forget where, it was suggested to cut open a large ziploc bag. I cut off the top (zip part) and open up the two sides so it is one long sheet. I put the dough on the sheet, fold the sheet over, and roll it out “inside” the bag. It rolls out nice and flat and I don’t have any problems with it sticking to the bag.

By: Mary Frances

Mary Frances — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:23:56 +0000

Kristina,
That is so sweet of you! Thanks =)

By: Mary Frances

Mary Frances — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:23:27 +0000

Hi Carrie,
I’m so glad that you’ve found the site helpful! That’s so exciting for me. I haven’t tried the tortillas in anything except soft tacos and sandwich wraps…mainly because we’re still so in love with those. But now that you’ve given me that idea I’ll add something to my menu for this week that involves cooking the tortillas in sauce.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:05:54 +0000

Welcome back, Mary Frances! Glad you survived the tax season. I send my dad (also a CPA) a carepackage of GF goodies every tax season (though he refuses to be tested for celiac, I’m pretty sure I know what the results would show)- I’ll add you to my list next year, so you don’t have to deal with those gluten-infested snacks at work!