Keto Tortillas Recipe

Mireille · 08/21/2020 at 12:49 am

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These low-carb tortillas are just as soft and pliable as any regular tortilla. Full of flavor so you won’t even notice these are without grain or flour. So, are you ready to learn how to make keto tortillas from scratch? Let’s get started!

What You Need For This Recipe

So, what you need on your shopping list to make these wraps is a little bit different than your regular tortillas. Take a look at these ingredients:

Almond flour – this recipe is made with two types of flour. You can make almond flour from whole almonds
Coconut flour – the second flour that we use in this recipe
Xanthan gum – helps mind the tortillas and make them pliable
Apple cider vinegar
Baking powder – to keep the tortillas fluffy
Egg – another binding agent
Garlic powder – adds flavor to the tortillas
Sea salt – also adds taste to the tortillas

Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.

How To Make Keto Tortillas

Start this recipe by adding all the dry ingredients to a food processor. Pulse a few times so the ingredients are properly combined.
Turn on the food processor and first add the apple cider vinegar. Then whisk the egg and add it to the kitchen machine as well.
Finally, add the water. The dough now should come together and turn into a sticky ball. Take it out of the kitchen machine.
Then knead the dough by hand and wrap it in cling film. Knead the dough to form a cylinder and put it in the refrigerator for at least 10 minutes.
Then cut the dough cylinder into 8 pieces. Knead each piece into a ball.
Take a plastic bag e.g. a resealable bag that is cut open at the side, and place a dough ball in the plastic.
Put the plastic bag in a tortilla press and press it close, so you will get a tortilla. If the tortilla is a bit too thick take a rolling pin and roll out the tortilla a bit more.
Preheat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. You do not need any oil or butter. Put the tortilla in the skillet and let it sit for about 30 seconds.
Take a look to see if brown patches are visible else leave for another 20-30 seconds. Then turn the tortilla and cook the other side for 30-60 seconds.
Take it out of the pan and put it on a plate covered with a clean tea towel.
Ready to serve.

Low-Carb Tortilla Recipe

Finally, they are here keto tortilla wraps. It has been a hot topic and is finally on the blog by popular demand. I received a lot of requests to share easy and tasty tortilla wraps that are keto-friendly and fit a low-carb lifestyle.

As you can’t use regular flour or grain when you are eating low carb the basis of these keto tortillas’ flatbreads is almond flour.

One of the downsides to low-carb flour is the price. Almond flour e.g. is 10 times more expensive than regular flour.

That is why making almond flour yourself is such a great thing to do. Be certain to buy a big bag of almonds and make a lot of flour yourself.

Because when you tried these keto flatbreads, I’m certain you want to make them over and over again.

See How To Make Keto Flatbread

Want to see how you can make this keto flatbread recipe from scratch in your own kitchen? Take a look at the instruction video in the recipe card below.

It gives you a step-by-step instructions so you can follow along. You will be surprised to see how easy it is for you to make this keto tortillas recipe yourself.

What is Xanthan Gum?

As almond flour does not contain carbs or gluten you need something to bind the ingredients together. In this keto tortillas recipe, I use xanthan gum.

There are several other thickening agents that you can use instead of xanthan gum like:

Arrowroot
Guar gum
Arabic gum
Agar-agar
Psyllium seed husks
Cornstarch
Carrageenan
Egg whites

Are These Low-Carb Tortillas Gluten-Free?

These keto tortillas are indeed gluten-free as almond flour doesn’t contain any grain and is made of white blanched almonds.

The xanthan gum also doesn’t contain any gluten so if you are gluten intolerant you can eat these almond keto tortillas. Texture-wise these tortillas have a lot in common with Mexican corn tortillas that are also pliable and full of flavor.

How To Store Almond Flour Keto Tortillas

You have several options when you want to store these low-carb tortillas:

Airtight container – If you are going to eat these tortillas in a day or 2 you can keep them outside of the fridge in an airtight container or ziplock bag
Fridge – want to eat them in three to four days you can keep them in the fridge in a ziplock bag
Freezer – want to keep them longer you can easily freeze them to use for up to 2 months. To easily separate the tortillas put some parchment paper in between the tortillas

Pro-Tip

You can also freeze the tortillas uncooked until you want to use them. Freeze the tortillas separated with parchment paper.

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Keto Tortillas

Mireille

Serves: 8 Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Looking for the best keto tortillas recipe? Try almond keto tortillas that fit a low carb diet. Low-carb flatbread are pliable and tasty.

Ingredients

1 cup almond flour
3 tablespoons coconut flour
2 teaspoons Xanthan gum
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon of sea salt
6-10 teaspoons of water

Instructions

Add all the dry ingredients in a food processor. Pulse a few times to combine the ingredients
Turn on the food processor and add the apple cider vinegar. Whisk the egg and add it to the kitchen machine as well
Add the water. The dough will come together and turn into a sticky ball. Take it out of the kitchen machine and knead the dough by hand and wrap in cling film
Knead the dough to form a cylinder and put it in the refrigerate for at least 10 minutes. Then cut the dough cylinder into 8 pieces
Knead each piece into a ball. Take a plastic bag like e.g. a ziplock bag that is cut open at the side, place a dough ball in the plastic
Put the plastic bag in a tortilla press and press it close. If the tortilla is a bit too thick take a rolling pin and roll out the tortilla a bit more
Preheat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Put the tortilla in the skillet and let it cook for about 30 seconds
Take a look to see if brown patches are visible else leave for another 20-30 seconds. Then turn the tortilla and cook the other side for 30-60 seconds
Take out of the pan and bake the remaining tortillas
Ready to serve