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Fajita/tortilla Shells

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awesomeame Explorer
awesomeame
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i really miss my fajitas!! haven't been able to find a GOOD gluten/dairy free shell alternative, does anyone have something to recommend?

--matt

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Matt- The only thing i've found that i haven't reacted to is Trader Joe's corn tortillas and I think they are dairy free. I think they have just corn, lime juice and salt. I'll be interested to see what others say as now I usually just do tortilla chips with my Mexican delights. I could use a good tortilla though! I miss them and pita bread the most.

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Lollie
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I just use a white corn tortilla instead. I really like the flavor anyway! I get mine right at the regular grocers. They just have corn, lime, and salt! And they say gluten free right on them. Oh, and I like the white better then the yellow!

lollie

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megzmc3611
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i really miss my fajitas!! haven't been able to find a GOOD gluten/dairy free shell alternative, does anyone have something to recommend?

--matt

I use Food For Life brown rice tortillas. If you heat them up they are very good...

www.foodforlife.com

Megan Cambrige, MA

Mango04 Enthusiast
Mango04
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I like the Food for Life sprouted corn tortillas. Make sure you heat them up first. They're pretty good. :)

lorka150 Collaborator
lorka150
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25 g chickpea flour

100 g gluten-free cornflour

2 teaspoons tapioca flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

360 ml water

Mix 25 grams of chickpea flour, 100 grams of corn flour, and 2 tsp. of tapicoa. Add 1/2 tsp. salt. Mix. Add 2 eggs. Then beat in about 1 1/3 c. water. Cover and fridge for about 1/2 hour. Heat a pan. Cook on medium high... Edges will curl, then flip.

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Yesssssss! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Lillyth Explorer
Lillyth
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i really miss my fajitas!! haven't been able to find a GOOD gluten/dairy free shell alternative, does anyone have something to recommend?

--matt

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I haven't tried them yet - I will be ordering them in a week or two. (I for one don't like corn tortillas, so I'm hoping that I will like them so I don't have to keep using corn)...

TCA Contributor
TCA
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we're doing fajitas for supper tomorrow and I was wondering about the best way to heat corn tortillas to make them pliable enough to hold the fillings.... Suggestions????

Babycakes Newbie
Babycakes
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Buy the corn tortillas and fry them up (both sides) in a teaspoon of vegetable oil. They are delicious! :)

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Guest BERNESES
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Yes! Throw little salt on 'em- yum! Yum! Yum!

TCA Contributor
TCA
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I used to wrap the flour ones in a wet paper towel and nuke 'em. I guess that won't work??? Thanks for the tip!!

penguin Community Regular
penguin
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I used to wrap the flour ones in a wet paper towel and nuke 'em. I guess that won't work??? Thanks for the tip!!

Yes it will, that's how I heat mine! Very little water though, just barely damp...

Lillyth Explorer
Lillyth
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I used to wrap the flour ones in a wet paper towel and nuke 'em. I guess that won't work??? Thanks for the tip!!

Do you have a splatter screen? (One of those things you place in top of something you're cooking so the steam can still get out but what your cooking doesn't end up all over the top of your stove). They look like Open Original Shared Link.

If you do, what I used to do is boil some water in a frying pan, place the tortilla on top of the splatter screen, place the spatter screen on top of the frying pan, then cover it with my wok lid. Steam for 30-60 seconds each side. Careful though - they're hot! (Use a spatula).

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TCA
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Do you have a splatter screen? (One of those things you place in top of something you're cooking so the steam can still get out but what your cooking doesn't end up all over the top of your stove). They look like Open Original Shared Link.

If you do, what I used to do is boil some water in a frying pan, place the tortilla on top of the splatter screen, place the spatter screen on top of the frying pan, then cover it with my wok lid. Steam for 30-60 seconds each side. Careful though - they're hot! (Use a spatula).

I don't have one, but that's another great idea. Thanks for the help!

jaten Enthusiast
jaten
Posted

I, too, had been looking for a tortilla. I used to love the flour ones. For some reason, all the corn tortillas make my stomach hurt really bad. I've tried about 1/2 doz., of the different brands mentioned on this board. I can eat other corn-based products with no problems, but not corn tortillas! (Wish someone would figure that one out for me.)

Anyway, I bought Food for Life brown rice tortillas for the first time yesterday. YUMMY! Eventhough it's only been about 4 mos., I've forgotten what the wheat ones taste like. These satisfied my tortilla withdrawal.

Question for those of you who use the Food for Life brown rice tortilla. How do you store them? They were in the freezer of the health food store so of course I tossed them in my freezer. Are they always found in the freezer section? The reason I'm asking is because they did kind of fall apart, and I wondered if it had to do with the freezing.

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awesomeame
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25 g chickpea flour

100 g gluten-free cornflour

2 teaspoons tapioca flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

360 ml water

Mix 25 grams of chickpea flour, 100 grams of corn flour, and 2 tsp. of tapicoa. Add 1/2 tsp. salt. Mix. Add 2 eggs. Then beat in about 1 1/3 c. water. Cover and fridge for about 1/2 hour. Heat a pan. Cook on medium high... Edges will curl, then flip.

how much do i put in a pan at a time?

unfortunatly the nearest food for life dealer is an hours drive from me, boohoo. maybe when im in that city next time i can get some.

personally i'm not a huge fan of the yellow or white corn stuff :S

--matt

lorka150 Collaborator
lorka150
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a thin covering the size of a fajita... it's really up to you.

Lillyth Explorer
Lillyth
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Question for those of you who use the Food for Life brown rice tortilla. How do you store them? They were in the freezer of the health food store so of course I tossed them in my freezer. Are they always found in the freezer section? The reason I'm asking is because they did kind of fall apart, and I wondered if it had to do with the freezing.

I just bought some yesterday.

I will be trying them next week - I will do my steaming-them-on-a-spatter-screen-thing - I'll let you know how that works out.

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lonewolf
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Question for those of you who use the Food for Life brown rice tortilla. How do you store them? They were in the freezer of the health food store so of course I tossed them in my freezer. Are they always found in the freezer section? The reason I'm asking is because they did kind of fall apart, and I wondered if it had to do with the freezing.

I've found that freezing them makes them fall apart - especially "peeling" into layers. Maybe you could ask your HFS to save a couple of packages for you before they freeze them? Our store has them in the refrigerator section.

I discovered that if you wrap the little white paper around your wrap or burrito, kind of like they do in a fast food place, it keeps everything inside better. Just scoot the paper down as you eat. We just had Mexican food for dinner tonight and 3 of us ate the brown rice tortillas this way.

jaten Enthusiast
jaten
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I've found that freezing them makes them fall apart - especially "peeling" into layers. Maybe you could ask your HFS to save a couple of packages for you before they freeze them? Our store has them in the refrigerator section.

Thank you for the info, lonewolf! Peeling into layers was exactly what happened, and soon....

Great idea to ask the HFS to hold some out for me. I'll do that. It's a small store, and I don't remember that they even had a cooler....just freezer or shelf. Do you think they need refrigerating? The package gave no directions for storage.

lonewolf Collaborator
lonewolf
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Do you think they need refrigerating? The package gave no directions for storage.

I keep mine in the fridge. Wouldn't want them to spoil since they're so expensive, although we eat them pretty fast.

francelajoie Explorer
francelajoie
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I wrap my fajitas in lettuce leaves...either green leaf or boston lettuce. It's a lot lighter and healthier. It's a good lunch the next day too. Just heat up your leftover filling and enjoy it again in fresh lettuce leaves.

VegasCeliacBuckeye Collaborator
VegasCeliacBuckeye
Posted

Typically,

I spray a skillet with "spray olive oil"

Then I put a tortilla in until it has the "brown spots"

Then I turn it over

Put cheese on the cooked side (duh!)

Then put another Tortilla on top of the cheese and lightly press down

After a minute, flip it

Now you have 2 tortillas with cheese melted in between

Just put beef or chicken and veggies and salsa and you have a big taco that can hold the food (sorta like a gordito)

Green12 Enthusiast
Green12
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I keep mine in the fridge. Wouldn't want them to spoil since they're so expensive, although we eat them pretty fast.

I store my Food For Life Rice Tortillas in the fridge too. I left a package out on the counter one time and they curled up and got all dry. They are sensitive little suckers, each package for me has been inconsistent- sometimes they are light and flaky, sometimes they are dense and tough. And I agree, they are much easier to work with if you heat them up a little bit. I just throw one on to the oven rack at 375 degrees for about 30 seconds a side.

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