Whole Wheat Tortillas from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Whole Wheat Tortillas Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1/4 tsp Baking Powder
1 cup Warm Water (110 F)
2 tsp Vegetable Oil
1/4 tsp Salt

Recipe Instructions:

These tortillas are lower in saturated fat, with no cholesterol and
higher in fiber than traditional tortillas prepared with lard and
white flour.

Cornstarch, for dusting the tortillas

Stir together the first 6 ingredients.

On a floured board knead until smooth.

Divide dough into 12 equal balls. Dust lightly with cornstarch.

Roll into a circle as thin as possible on a lightly-floured board.

Drop onto a very hot ungreased griddle. Cook until brown spots
appear on one side.

Turn and cook on second side.

Yield: 12 large tortillas

One Serving = 1 tortilla Calories: 133 Protein: 4 g Fat: 1 g
Carbohydrate: 27 g Fiber: 1.8 g Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 51 mg
Potassium: 69 mg

Exchange: 1-1/2 Starch/Bread

Source: "The U.C.S.D. Healthy Diet for Diabetes, a Comprehensive
Nutritional Guide and Cookbook," by Susan Algert, M.S., R.D.; Barbara
Grasse, R.D., C.D.E.; and Annie Durning, M.S., R.D.

Shared by: Norman R. Brown

Servings: 6

“That's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better.”

~ Madeleine L'Engle (1918--) American author.

 

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