Gluten Free Flour Tortillas

(This recipe makes 6-8 tortillas.)  

Adapted from the recipe at http://www.livingwithout.com/recipes/gluten_free_tortillas-1715-1.html.

Ingredients:

1 cup white rice flour 

⅓ cup potato starch 

⅓ cup tapioca flour 

⅓ cup fava bean flour

2 t. xanthan gum 

1 t. baking powder

½ t. sugar 

1¼ t salt

2 T. shortening 

¾ to 1 cup warm water

Directions:

1. Combine all dry ingredients; cut in shortening using a pastry blender.
2. Add the warm water, starting with 3/4 cup and mix well.  Continue to add water until a soft, cohesive dough is formed.
3. Heat a griddle to medium heat. Shape a ball of dough into a flattened disk, shaping the outside edges in to form a round circle.
4. Using a rolling pin, roll dough to form a round disk about ⅛ inch thick and about 8 inches in diameter.
5. Bake one tortilla at a time on a hot griddle until the surface bubbles. Turn only once; the first side will have brown areas when done.
6. Bake until the second side has slightly browned.
7. Place in a tortilla warmer or wrap in a cloth until serving time. (You can freeze tortillas in a sealed plastic bag for up to three months.)