Homemade Spelt Flour Tortillas

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups spelt berries, ground in a mill or 2 cups spelt flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3/4 cup hot water

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, mix all ingredients well.
• 2 cover and let sit in a warm place for 20 minutes.
• 3 divide into 8 equal parts and let sit, covered, another 20 minutes.
• 4 roll each ball out to a 6- or 7-inch circle shape. i've found it helps to flatten each ball with your hand. then take the rolling pin and roll from the center outwards, back and forth a few times as you go around the circle. when it starts to get thinner, take your left hand (if you're right handed) and turn the tortilla a couple inches. use your right hand to use the rolling pin (holding in the middle) and roll from the center outwards. keep turning and rolling until it is paper thin.
• 5 preheat a skillet on medium high heat.
• 6 place a tortilla into the skillet and watch until bubbles form. this won't take long.
• 7 after bubbles form, and the bottom is lightly brown (or there are darker spots), flip over, press down once or twice, and cook for about 30-45 seconds, or if smoke appears.
• 8 cook remaining tortillas, watching carefully, and place in a plastic bag, with wet paper towels in between them (or at least on top and bottom of stack) to keep them soft and moist.
• 9 refrigerate for later or remove the paper towels and freeze.