Purple Corn Tortillas

Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 30 minutes

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Purple corn flour tortillas are delicious and delicate. The corn is used with white and wheat flour to create a unique divine flat bread.

Ingredients:

1 cup Organic Grains Spelt Flour or Whole Wheat Flour
1 ½ cup Organic Grains All-Purpose Flour 
½ cup Organic Grains Purple Corn Flour 
2 tsp Baking Powder
½ tsp Sea Salt
1/2 cup Organic Vegan Shortening
1 cup Beet Juice (puree of 1 beet and juice of canned beets)

purple corn flour 3 pound product packaging

Directions:

  • In an electric mixer bowl, combine Organic Grain flours, baking powder, and salt with a paddle attachment at low speed. Mix well. Add the shortening into the flour mix evenly until it resembles a coarse meal. Then, switch to a dough hook.
  • Bring beet juice to a boil in a small saucepan. Skim any bubbles or foam from the surface.
  • Add the boiling beet juice and mix on low for 1 minute until the dough is coming together. Then, increase to medium speed and mix for 4 minutes. The dough will be hot!
  • Let the dough rest for 15 minutes. Remove from the bowl divide into eight equal pieces and roll into a ball. Lightly flour the dough balls and cover them loosely with plastic. Rest 10 minutes.
  • Light your grill and set it to high.
  • Place a large cast-iron pan on your grill.
  • Roll tortillas as thin as possible on a lightly floured surface. Cook for one-two minutes on each side. After cooking, place in a covered tortilla warmer to keep soft and tender. Repeat with remaining dough balls.

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