GF WF DF EASY WRAPS / TORTILLAS. (with photo)

Ingredients:

100g of Cornflour/starch (Gem Pack) * (B&P no longer considered GF due to cross-contamination)
25g of Gram Flour (Doves Farm)………. (aka Chickpea, Dhal or Garbanzo)
5g of Tapioca Flour /starch (Allergycare)
½ tsp of salt
2 eggs
150 - 200ml of water (>150 ml gives a thinner wrap / tortilla)

A little vegetable oil for coating the frying pan.

Method:

Place all the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl and sift 3 times to mix thoroughly.
Make a well in the centre and add the eggs, beat slowly using a hand-held electric mixer.
The mixture should be a little thick but smooth.
Add the water a little at a time mixing well between additions.
When mixed thoroughly, cover with cling film and refrigerate for 30 mins.
Remove from fridge and whisk slightly using a hand whisk (to re-mix)

Transfer batter to a jug (makes pouring easier)
Heat a clean frying pan until very hot (not quite smoking)
oil base of frying pan slightly, pour enough batter to cover base thinly.
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Return to high heat, cook until the underside is slightly browned and the sides begin to curl.
Flip over and cook for ONLY 20 SECONDS
(the wrap is so hot it continues to cook after it is removed from pan).
If left longer than 20 secs the wrap would be cooked right through and with the residual heat start to dry out.
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Remove the wrap and transfer to a plate,
Place sheets of greaseproof paper (Baking Paper) on bottom and between layers.
(this avoids wraps becoming stuck together while cooling)

The Wraps / Tortillas are ready for use or can be refrigerated or frozen until required.
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Will keep in the fridge for about 2 - 3 days.
(stand at room temp for about 5 mins before warming)
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Will keep in the Freezer for 1 - 2 Months
(defrost fully to room temp before warming under the grill)
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Makes 4 large or 6 regular sized Tortillas,
The recipe can be 'Doubled' or 'Tripled' to make a larger amount.

Last edited by daveyboy on Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:32 pm; edited 6 times in total

Hi,

Is there anything I can use in replacement of Gram flour?

	nellie wrote:
	Hi, Is there anything I can use in replacement of Gram flour?

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Hi Nellie,
Doves Gram Flour should be easily got in any health food shop, it's also known as Chickpea or Besan Flour.
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This is the same flour that the Indian Restaurants use for Onion Bajhi's.
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Best Regards,
David

I've worked on this to make it egg-free. I kinda like this version--but I'll probably keep on tweaking.

One problem I had was converting from grams (mass) to cups (volume). I think I came close.

1 C cornstarch
1/4 C sorghum flour (can use garbanzo instead)
1 T tapioca flour
1/2 tsp salt
3 tsp egg replacer (powdered from Ener-G...others would probably work)
@ 8 oz water
scant 1/4 tsp guar gum (xantham would probably work as well--it's just what I had).
1-2 T extra virgin olive oil

Mix well.

Add:

1 tsp crushed rosemary
1 tsp sage
1/2 - 1 tsp basil
1 tsp thyme
1/2 - 1 tsp tumeric

(or add your own favorites!)

Put in fridge for @20 min. Pour into heated pan (I used a Teflon pan). daveyboy is not kidding when he says to not to let it get dry before flipping. I count to 20 slowly and flip. The edge is just beginning to look shiny. I place each one on a piece of wax paper.

I think this is even better the next day after it's rewarmed. Mayo, beef, tomato and lettuce is awesome!

daveyboy, thank you!!

Hi Bekel,
Glad it worked for you, with your own tweaking.
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Here's something that should be a great help to anyone Stateside that uses Volume rather than weight.
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It's a converter, just key in the amount tell it (from the pull down menu) what unit it's in
and likewise what units to convert to, then do it, simple.
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http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/gram_calc.htm
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You'll find lot's of interesting stuff on my site !!
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At the bottom of this post (highlited in green) is Profile PM WWW MSN (click WWW to enter site)
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Best Regards,
David

Doves Farm Gram Flour is not featured in food list 2008 as it did not meet the threshold for naturally gluten free flours. It is not recommended due to cross contamination risks.

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	coeliac wrote:
	Doves Farm Gram Flour is not featured in food list 2008 as it did not meet the threshold for naturally gluten free flours. It is not recommended due to cross contamination risks.

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Thank you Coeliac for your comment, can you tell me the extent of the alleged contamination in PPM.
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It obviously dosen't meet the criteria for Naturally Gluten Free flours which is set at 20 PPM.
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Does one assumes it's greater than 200 PPM
as this is the threshold for Codex wheat starch the Society approves as Safe for Coeliacs in products.
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It's hard to find out contamination levels as, they are not stated officially.
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I have considered getting a 'HAVEN' testing kit, so I can check myself as nobody,
The Society nor the Manufacture's state openly the level of cross-contamination of any products at any given time.
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http://www.hallmarkav.com/GFT.Brochure.rev02.pdf
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Best Regards,
David

With regard to ppm levels: coming in the next few weeks the new Codex thresholds and labelling (this is also the criteria that we are working to for food list 2009) will be:

The new codex thresholds and labelling are on course for adoption at stage 8, early this July.

(1) Labelling of “gluten free” will mean that the total content of gluten in a food product labelled as “gluten free” cannot exceed 20 (ppm) mg/kg

(Currently under the EU Allergen Directive 2005, foods labelled as “gluten free” may be unintentionally cross contaminated with gluten during production and can contain residual traces of gluten. This new Codex legislation will set a high level of protection for sensitive coeliacs.

(2) The second threshold – 20 – 100 (ppm)mg/kg: the labelling of foodstuffs or ingredients specially processed to reduce gluten content to a level above 20 and up to 100 (ppm) mg/kg cannot be called “gluten free”, there is a consensus at European level to use either of these terms – reduced gluten – suitable for coeliacs or very low gluten - suitable for coeliacs, a decision is to made shortly on the to be used. Most of the foods in this labelling category will be wheat starch based gluten free dietary products and the mainstream products e.g. crisps, soups, baked beans etc. (this new labelling may cause confusion at first but it definitely will make things easier and safer for shopping)

Daveyboy, this is a general information reply - Anne Manning will contact you directly about your issue so we're not going back and forth on this forum with your query. Gluten Free Food List Team.

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Is the rainbow natural gram flour ok??

Gram Flour under the Rainbow label would need to be <20mg/kg threshold to be considered gluten free, we have no information from the distributor of the Rainbow natural flours in order to state that any of them are gluten free, in the coming months naturally gluten free flours, if labelled "gluten free" will in fact have a gluten content less than 20mg/kg and will be safe to use.

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Just following up on this again, Id love to make these can I substitute the gram flour with anything please.

thank you

	nellie wrote:
	Just following up on this again, Id love to make these can I substitute the gram flour with anything please. thank you

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Hi Nellie,
When I made these I used the Doves Farm Gram Flour
and never had a problem with it.
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Though I didn't eat them continuously so I don't know about a possible build-up of contaminant ??
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On the Doves Web Site it is listed with the Gluten Free flours, this was previously anything under 200PPM.
I don't know the level of PPM for Gram flour, but vaguely remember getting an E-mail from Doves
stating that it would be in the new catergory VLG ie. <100PPM.
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http://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/detail.html?itemId=323&categoryId=135
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Maybe an E-mail to them might help clarify, it would be worth it as these are great.
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I did eat them in place of bread for a whole week,
when I drove up through Spain in a Camper Van via motorways and small villages.
and I'm still alive.
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Best Regards,
David

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thank you!

making these tonight!!

turned out absolutely brilliantly, had them four hours later and were just divine, cant wait to try different fillings now - thanks Davey

well done