For a few years I went gluten free. My oldest kiddo has had eczema issues, which we are taking care of naturally (more of that to come at a later date in the blog). After a few years of dealing with her issues I started trying a gluten free diet and she had good results. I am sure she is gluten sensitive but I use organic or Italian imported wheat when baking these days, which makes a big difference. I continue to use some gluten free mixes and powders that my family fell in love with when we were 100% gluten free. One of those favorites is Gluten Free Mama. We enjoy many recipes from her recipe book “Gluten Free Mama’s Best Baking Recipes”, which I am giving away this week, but the most favorite one of all is her gluten free tortillas! They are soft, chewy and delicious! I have had many of my friends and family try them and love them. These tortillas are one of my “fast recipes”. When I need to pop something on the table quick I reach for her flour, recipe and cheese! We will make them, melt some cheese and call it a “cheesey-dita”. I had planned for a taco or nacho night last week and decided to make a burrito instead. I am not going to share her recipe, for copyright reasons, but you can find her flour and her book on my “Items Mae Recommends” box to the right hand side of this post. (You can enter to win her book with the recipe, details at the end of this post!)
Gluten Free Mama’s Tortilla’s
If you get the book, “Gluten Free Mama’s Best Baking Recipes” and you buy the flour the next tutorial will be useful. (You can purchase the flour and book on the “Items Mae Recommends” box to the right hand side of this post.)
After mixing the ingredients for the gluten free tortillas this is what I do…
Take two pieces of wax paper and sprinkle Gluten Free Mama flour on them.
Form a ball about 1-2 inches in diameter. The bigger the ball the bigger the tortilla.
Flatten ball with hand on floured wax paper.
Place other floured peice of wax paper on flattened ball of dough. Roll with a pin. If you have a tortilla press you could use this also.
Rotate wax paper and continue to roll to crate a circle with the dough. Be sure not to press to hard, keep dough at least 1/8 inch thick.
Slowly peel away top wax paper. You will need to re-flour the paper with each ball of dough.
Place tortilla on greased electric skillet / grill or frypan. Let cook for 1-2 mins on each side. It will not create brown spots unless you have over cooked it.
The finished tortilla looks a little yellow and is slightly crispy or hardened.
Mae’s Gluten Free Burrito…
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Mae’s Refried Beans (Recipe follows)
- 8 oz container of sour cream
- Favorite brand of salsa (I used a local cilantro salsa and a store bought tomato salsa)
- 1 handfull fresh cilantro chopped
- Optional: 1 jalapeno seeded and chopped
- Optional: Hot Chili Sauce
Top tortilla with cheese and let melt.
Mae’s Refried Beans…
- Oil or cooking spray for greasing crockpot
- 2 cups dried pinto beans rinsed
- 1-2 tsp salt + more to taste
- 1/4 tsp pepper + more to taste
- 1 -2 tsp chili powder
- 2 Tbsp + more to taste dried cumin
- 1 Tbsp dried cilantro
- 1 Tbsp dried oregano
- 1 Tbsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1-2 Tbsp olive oil
Please contact me or comment below if you have any questions about this recipe.
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Good Post.
If you have time to research look up Adelle Davis see if you can find her books:
Let’s Get Well
Let’s Eat Right to Keep Fit
Let’s Cook It Right
Let’s Have Healthy Children
These are great books. They look to nutrition to solve health issues. All health issues really stem from a lack of nutrients, or a over abundance of forgeign substances i.e. synthetic vitamins, anitbiotics, GMO’s ect.
When our oldest boy was born, I used baby oil on him after baths thinking that was what you were supposed to do. His skin started having patches of dry, goose pimpley? looking skin. It itched like crazy, driving him nuts as he’s gotten older. I was reading these books the other day and ran across those symptoms. I have now added food items to his meals that are high in Vitamin A and the B vitamins. I noticed the other day that the symptoms have completely gone. I do not use “vitamins” for the kids. From what I have studied myself I don’t believe they are safe or beneficial.
They are great books especially if you are looking to do things naturally. Also take a look into the Weston A Price Foundation there is some great information on his sight.
Sorry looks like I got off on my soap box again, I’lll get off now and go stand in the corner, or go fold laundry.
Bridgett
HAHA Soap box
Your fine, your info is always welcome here! 
I love researching the Weston A Price Foundation site it’s great! Another great site to check out is http://www.bodyecologycom and http://www.mercola.com.
PS I am looking forward to researching the books you suggested! Thank you!
When you make crock pot beans you put the salt in with the uncooked beans from the start? I didn’t know you could do that. I’ve always been told that if you add salt to beans before they’ve softened they don’t get as tender and may stay slightly crunchy. I’ve had that experience a few times when cooking beans on stovetop so I assumed that was the case with crock pot beans too. But it sounds like you do just fine putting the salt in ahead of time. Do you find your beans get nice and tender?
You know sometimes I do salt them and sometimes I do not and there is no reason either way as to why I do it, I think it just depends on where my brain is at the moment! haha I haven’t noticed a negative result either way. My best advice when crocking beans is ALWAYS start out with boiling hot water, it makes the hugest difference! It also makes an awesome difference when doing split pea soup in the crockpot too. Boiling hot water is the key!
Good luck! 
My oldest has eczema issues also and I never thought about a gluten intolerance! Those burritos look amazing, my mouth was watering! Thanks for sharing!
Yes I have dealt with eczema for years with my oldest. I plan on doing a whole series on my dealings with it at some point in the future but am not pre-pared or ready to do it yet. I am waiting on a few more pieces of the puzzle to be placed before I can give my experience. I hope to have the series done by this fall.
Thanks for the recipe, I would like to enter the contest!
Entered! Thank you for stopping by
I can attest that those tortillas are very yummy!