Kale Yeah Soft Flour Tortillas
Ingredients
- 1/2 cups (180 g) all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour (120 g)
- tbl vegetable oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups packed kale leaves chopped with hard stems removed (56g)
Preparation
Blanch kale: Bring a large pot of water to a boil add 2 tsp is kosher salt, add kale, boil for 30 seconds
Using a slotted spoon, retrieve kale place in a bowl of cold water to stop cooking
Then squeeze out water from kale
Using a high speed blender, purée kale till smooth with 1 tbl oil & 1/2- 3/4 cup hot water from salted water from stove. Set aside
In a mixing bowl combine flours, salt & baking powder
Add remaining 5 tbl of oil, rub oil into flour till course & crumbly
Add kale purée to flour
Mix until dough becomes shaggy and starts to come together
Take out of bowl and kneed 2-3 min till dough becomes smooth, if sticky add a bit more flour
Rest 1/2 hour covered with tea towel or plastic wrap
Divide dough into 8 equal sized pieces
Roll out dough into a circular 7- 8 inch diameter till desired thickness
Heat non stick pan on med/med high heat for 3 min
When hot, place tortilla on pan, heat for 30 sec, bubbles will start to form, flip & heat for another 30 seconds
Immediately cover with with a tea towel or foil. repeat
S you get into the groove you can roll out a tortilla while one is cooking or split the work and make them with a friend