Vegan Gluten Free Tortillas

This gluten-free tortilla recipe is a weekly staple in our house. I make it whenever I’m not making my Spinach Quinoa Tortillas as a simple gluten-free flatbread recipe. Traditionally, we have a Mexican night every week, and since I eat very low-carb while my partner Damien is vegan. These coconut flour tortillas are perfect for all of us!

How Can I Bake With Coconut Flour?

Coconut flour is an amazing gluten-free flour for baking. However, it can be challenging to learn to bake with coconut flour as it contains a high amount of fiber. As a result, coconut flour absorbs liquid really fast, and if you don’t add enough, it creates crumbly baked goods. That’s why this gluten-free tortillas recipe combines coconut flour with flax meal and psyllium husk. This 3-flour combo creates the most delicious, soft, flexible, and moist gluten-free tortillas. Psyllium husk is the magic ingredient that allows you to bake with coconut flour without eggs. It is your binder. It adds elasticity to the tortillas and adds fiber at the same time.

Ingredients and Substitutions

Let’s see what you need and how you can alter the recipe if you miss some of the ingredients.

Coconut flour – you need coconut flour for this recipe. Any other flour would need a very different ratio. As I mentioned before, coconut flour is 4 times more absorbent than regular wheat flour, and you can’t substitute coconut flour with any other flour. Ground psyllium husk – since this is a gluten-free, vegan wrap recipe, the psyllium husk is your binder and gives elasticity to the tortillas. You can’t replace that one either, even with a flaxseed meal, or the tortillas wouldn’t be as soft. Flaxmeal – you can also replace this with a chia seed meal if preferred. Garlic salt – or salt. Lukewarm water – it is essential to use lukewarm water to activate the husk fiber, don’t use cold water, or the coconut flour will form lumps, and the dough won’t form. Nutritional yeast – this is optional, but you will love the cheesy flavor it adds to the tortillas.

How To Make Vegan Gluten-Free Tortillas

This gluten-free tortilla recipe is a straightforward recipe that uses only 5 wholesome ingredients, or 6 if you count the spices that are optional.

Tips for Rolling Gluten-Free Dough

Gluten-free tortilla dough is very sticky, and you must roll it between two parchment paper pieces or a silicone mat. This prevents the dough from sticking to the benchtop and rolling pin. Otherwise, you can also use a tortilla press to shape them.

Fillings For Coconut Flour Tortillas

These soft, flexible gluten-free tortillas are delicious filled with any food. My favorite fillings are:

Mexican fillings with vegan nacho cheese sauce – black beans or Jackfruit cooked in Mexican spices and tomato sauce with a drizzle of vegan nacho cheese sauce. Tempeh meatballs – we like to wrap my tempeh meatballs with vegan tzatziki. You can also use my TVP Meatballs. Raw vegetable – lettuce, avocado, and cucumber wrap is perfect if you watch the carbs!