Tortillas

I found a great recipe for whole wheat tortillas years ago. Whenever I make this recipe, my tortillas are really tough and aren't pliable if cooked too long. So, a neighbor gave me her recipe. I will share both with you and you can play around with them, like I have.

Whole Wheat Tortillas

4 cups whole wheat flour (ground fine)
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 tsp. salt (I use less, 1 tsp. otherwise it tastes like play dough to me, lol)
1 1/2 cup warm water (may need a little more)
1/4 cup cooking oil

Mix all ingredients together to make a pliable dough (cleans sides of mixer). Knead 1 minute. Rest dough for 5 minutes. Form into small balls, roll thin and fry on both sides or use a tortilla press (totally worth it, if you make a lot). They cook very quickly. If you overcook these, they will be crispy tortillas, so only fry each side slightly.

Sprouted Tortillas (by Irene Call) adapted by me :) THESE ARE MY FAVORITE!

3 C. Water
3-4 C. Sprouted wheat (to see how to do this click HERE) Sprout your wheat for only 2 days. Soak for 1 night. Put in sprouter and rinse twice a day, by day two, they are ready to use.
2 teaspoons salt
4 Tablespoons Flax Seeds (previously ground up, and optional)

Blend well in blender.

4 C. Kamut or Whole Wheat or Spelt
4 C. White flour (I have used all whole wheat and they still turn out well, maybe a little more dense. The white flour makes them lighter.)

Add flour to blender ingredients and mix until it cleans the sides of your mixer. Form into small balls, roll thin, fry on both sides.

*A few notes

1- A Tortilla Press makes a HUGE difference!
2-You may freeze these and they last a few months.

ENJOY!

Homemade Flour Tortillas

Ever since I took a class about beans/bread/grains at a local health food store called Kitchen Kneads, I feel so much more confident in using my food storage! I am now on a serious budget with my husband looking for work that I've pulled out all of these recipes and am now a cooking machine! I have modified the recipe that they use and they turned out beautifully!

Homemade Flour Tortillas

2 cups whole wheat flour (If using your own grinder, grind it very fine. If you do not have your own grinder, do not worry about making the flour fine, regular whole wheat flour will work. Also, you can use spelt.)

2 cups white flour

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 1/4 cup warm water

1/4 cup cooking oil (I used canola oil)

Mix all dry ingredients in a mixer. Combine oil and warm water in a large cup, pour into mixer while mixing on a low speed. Mix 1 minute. Rest 5 minutes. Form into 18 balls or so, roll very thin. In a large fry pan, spray with nonstick spray and cook on both sides. They cook quickly. Do not brown them as then will be too crispy to fold.

I have a tortilla press and it is uh-mazingly easy! Doing this by hand is not bad, but if you like them and ever want to invest in one of these, you will have loads of fun! Enjoy!

Chocolate (and yes MORE) Chocolate Cookies

Who says something sweet can't be sort of healthy. You can take any recipe and change parts of it to make it healthier! The problems comes with so many substitutions that the recipe doesn't work. I remember making Pumpkin Pie one year and substituting Apple Juice Concentrate (I use this in my muffins) and it obviously was the most disgusting ever! My husband still makes fun of me about that...but hey, I like to make things healthier?! It will take some failures to make something successful. I love this recipe and it is actually is adapted from another recipe I found in a Chocolate cookbook given to me from a compilation made by women in my Mother-in-Law's ward. I hope you enjoy...these are my husbands favorites!

Chocolate Chocolate Cookies

2 cubes butter

2 1/2 c. sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. soda

1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour

1 c. white flour

1/2 c. Hershey's cocoa

1/3 c. dark chocolate chips

1/3 c. milk chocolate chips

Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla. Sift flour and cocoa gradually. Stir in chocolate chips. Roll into 1" balls. Bake at 350 for 7-9 minutes. Better slightly undercooked (they are very soft).