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The recipe I used to make "flour" tortillas was basically one posted by
someone else a few weeks back.  I modified it because I used the flours
I had on hand (and usually use to make pizza dough!).

I'm relying on all of you to "perfect" it and to let me know what you do
to improve it!  Some of the best recipes just evolve!

1 c glutenous rice flour
1 c white rice
1/4 c tapioca
1/4 c brown rice
1/4 c corn flour (yellow ground flour from the Middle Eastern Store)
*If you don't keep corn flour on hand, add something else!


I don't consider the flour mix critical -- whatever you like and works
for you.
1 tsp salt
a little sugar
1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 tsp oil or shortening
1/4-1/2 c water as needed

Mix all together minus the water.  Add the water a little at a time
until the dough holds together.  Make a bunch of little balls using a
teaspoon.

Load up the tortilla maker with one of the little balls.  The machine
will squash the little ball into a perfect circle and cook it.

Cooking time is about 15-30 seconds for "doughy" pancakes that roll up
easily.  Cool longer if wish to brown and then re-heat in the microwave
to make pliable again.  Cooking a minute or longer makes a flatbread
cracker that doesn't bend (but is still good slathered with butter).

If wish crepes for dinner, add more sugar.  Can add xanthan gum if you
are lucky enough  to have it on hand.  I'm experimenting with adding an
egg and making pancakes.  If you boil the water, you get perfect
pancakes for Peiking Duck (which you can sometimes get from carry-out in
Virginia!) or other chinese food.  You could also fry the little suckers
and make egg rolls.

I've been having "roll-ups" everyday this week and can hardly zip my
skirt!

Again, this recipe is a work in progress (it was my first attempt) and
I'm sure you all can enhance it.  However, I was thrilled with the
tortilla maker and it has made a difference in my quality of life!  I
made "hamburger buns" and have had burgers two days in a row!

The magic seems to be the tortilla maker itself which is heavy duty and
doesn't require a lot of cleanup so it can be used often.  I think it
has a lot of potential!

Sally (getting pudgy in Arlington, VA)