Flour Tortilla
Ingredients:
20g psyllium husk powder
480g warm water
360g plain gluten free flour blend, plus extra for flouring the surface
1 tsp salt
50 g sunflower oil
Method:
In a bowl, whisk together the psyllium husk and warm water. After about 15-20 seconds, a gel will form. Set aside until needed.
In a separate large bowl, whisk together the gluten free flour blend and salt.
Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients, and add the oil and psyllium gel.
Mix with a wooden spoon until the dough starts coming together. Then, give it a thorough knead by hand. Squeeze the dough through your fingers and work your way around the bowl, scraping off the sides as necessary. Make sure that there are no patches or clumps of dry flour. The final dough should come away from the sides of the bowl and be very springy to the touch.
Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Divide it into 12 equal portions.Shape the pieces of dough into balls. Don’t worry if the surfaces of the dough balls aren’t perfectly smooth. Cover them with a dish towel to prevent them from drying out.
Lightly flour your work surface and also the top of a dough ball.
Use a rolling pin to roll it out into an approximately round tortilla, about 23cm in diameter and about 1mm thin. Make sure to rotate it frequently to prevent it from sticking to the surface and also to maintain the round shape (but don’t worry if it’s not perfectly round). As necessary, dust the surface and the top of the tortilla with more flour.
Pre-heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. The pan is ready when a droplet of water sizzles on its surface.
Place a tortilla into the hot non-stick frying pan and cook it for about 45 seconds. You need to flip it once you see bubbles appearing on the surface and its underside is dry with occasional light brown spots.
Once you flip it, it should puff up in places with bubbles of varying size appearing. Cook it on the other side for about 45 seconds to 1 minute. The tortilla is done when you see large dark brown spots on its underside.
Transfer it to a clean dish towel and cover it well – this will trap the steam and ensure that it stays nicely soft and flexible. Continue cooking the remaining tortillas.
The tortillas are best served warm immediately after cooking.