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Grain-free Red Lentil Tortillas

Course Bread
Cuisine Grain-free, SCD
Keyword gluten free, grain free, red lentil tortillas, scd diet, scd tortillas, specific carbohydrate diet
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Soaking Time 4 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry lentils
  • 2 cups filtered water for soaking
  • ½ cup filtered water for mixing
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp lime juice (optional)
  • 1 tsp seasoning of your choice (garlic, cumin, onion, etc - optional)
  • 2 tsp oil for cooking

Instructions

  1. Place dry lentils in container that can hold at least four cups

  2. Cover with the two cups of water and let soak at least four hours - up to eight

  3. Drain soaked lentils and rinse

  4. Placed rinsed lentils in food processor

  5. Add ½ cup water, salt, lime juice if using, other seasonings if using

  6. Process for one minute and then check consistency - it should be just slightly thick, not too watery to form a tortilla in the pan (if too thin add a Tbsp of coconut flour - or lentil flour if you have it - allow to stand for a few minutes and then process again, repeat as necessary to get the right thickness)

  7. Heat oil large pan over medium heat (if you're not using non-stick pan, you may need more oil)

  8. When pan is hot pour a little of the batter in the pan to form your desired size of tortilla - smaller is easier to flip

  9. Use a spatula or back of spoon to spread the batter so it is no more than a ¼" thick

  10. Cook for three minutes, until undersize is golden and firm and top starts to look dry

  11. Flip tortilla, use back of flipping spatula to lightly press down on tortilla to make it a little tortilla

  12. Cook for another three minutes on the other side until cooked through

  13. Place on wire rack to cool

  14. Store in refrigerator for up to five days

  15. Reheat in toaster over, air fryer, oven, or frying pan

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