Black Bean Tortillas

Have left over beans? Getting tired of just eating plain old beans? Well break out your food processor, make them into a puree and make some tortillas! These tortillas use NO oil, lard, etc in making them, the oils and proteins in the beans are enough to make them into chewy, sturdy and filling tortillas. Not to mention these are a great way to get a picky eater to eat their beans as well as add another level of flavour and texture to your taco, burrito, or anything your imagination can create. 

Shopping List

• 1 1/2 Cup Flour
• 1 TBSP Oil
• 5 TBSP Black Bean Puree
• 1 Cup Warm Water
• 3/4 TSP Salt
• 1 TSP Baking Powder

Hardware

Medium Mixing bowl

Measuring Cup, TBSP, TSP

Medium skillet

Spatula

Rolling Pin

Plate

Paper towels, baking mat or plastic wrap

The end result is delicious, do not let the mix fool you

Time 20 minutes
Prep 7 minutes
Cooking 10 minutes
Yield 8 to 10 tortillas depending on size

Time To Get Cooking!!!
In medium bowl mix together 1/2 cup flour, water, salt and baking powder
Will form a watery paste
Add bean puree
Mix until fully incorporated
Add the rest of flour gradually until you get a sticky and elastic dough
Pinch off a ball the size of a ping pong ball or size needed

Shaping into a ball makes it
easier to pinch off how much you need

Make sure ball is rolled up
Press down onto plate or roll onto with rolling pin
Flatten until tortillas is slightly thicker than a sheet of paper
Conintue until all dough has been formed into tortillas

Nice little ball of dough

Make sure not to stack uncooked tortillas on top of each other, use the paper towel or plastic wrap to separate or lay out flat on baking mat
They will flatten each other and stick together, resulting in having to form them all over again
Heat up oil in skillet on medium high until it shimmers

Wrap in a clean towel in the
microwave works best we believe

Place first tortilla in the skillet and cook each side for 45 seconds
When done cooking place somewhere to keep them warm
Cook until all dough is gone or until desired amount of tortillas have been made

Serving
Eat alone or in any recipe that calls for tortillas

Storing and Reheating
The Dough: Store in a zip top bag in the freezer for at least 1 month
The Tortillas: Store in a zip top bag or airtight container in fridge for 3 weeks or in the freezer and use when needed.

Almost ready to flip

Nutritional Information
Calories 69
Fat 0g
Carbs 16g
Protein 3g
compared to a prepared product
Calories 100
Fat 3g
Carbs 17g
Protein 3g
Nutritional Difference
Calories -31
Fat -3g
Carbs -1g
Protein 0g

Cost Comparison
Recipe Cost: $0.51
Cost Per Serving (1 Tortilla): $0.05
compared to a prepared product
Product Cost:$1.48
Product Cost Per Serving (1 Tortilla):$0.08
Cost Difference: $0.03

Tricks
-If the dough does not stiffen up or is too runny to not be afraid to add a tad big more flour when rolling them into tortillas


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