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Preschool Recipe - Homemade Tortillas
Make bread with your preschooler with this simple flour tortilla recipe. No need to wait for the dough to rise. Just mix five ingredients, knead, roll out and heat up warm, soft tortillas. These tortillas are made with healthy whole wheat flour, so they have a fiber edge over white bagels and bread. While this might not be a traditional Mexican tortilla, there's no doubt the warm flat bread will be a delicious part of your preschooler's lunch, dinner or snack.
Combine flours and salt in a medium sized bowl. Add oil and water and mix with a fork until dough holds together.
Step 2:
Place dough on a floured surface and knead the dough for about 5 minutes. Add more all-purpose flour to the surface when dough becomes too sticky to knead. Give your preschooler a small piece of dough to knead.
Step 3:
Divide dough into 12 pieces and let your preschooler form a ball with each piece. Add a small amount of oil to a bowl and place the dough balls in the bowl, one at a time, coating each with oil. Cover the bowl with a towel and let stand 15 minutes to 1/2 hour.
Step 4:
Roll each dough ball with a rolling pin into a 6 inch circle. Place tortilla in a preheated, ungreased skillet and heat until brown spots appear on the bottom. Flip the tortilla and cook for an additional one minute. Cool slightly and serve.
1. For a hearty meal, add cheese, diced tomatoes, and black beans or refried beans. Let the cheese melt, fold in half and serve.
2. Top the tortilla with apples slices and dust with cinnamon and sugar. Fold in half and serve.
3. Top with scrambled eggs and roll up for a breakfast sandwich.
4. Cut tortillas into wedges and bake until crispy for homemade tortilla chips.
5. Top with tomato sauce, veggies, and cheese for a tortilla pizza.
6. Top with meat and cheese and fold in half for an easy lunch.
7. Top with avocado and roll up.
by Kati Chevaux
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How to Make Flour Tortillas
1 cup whole wheat flourStep 1:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp canola oil
3/4 cup water
Combine flours and salt in a medium sized bowl. Add oil and water and mix with a fork until dough holds together.
Step 2:
Place dough on a floured surface and knead the dough for about 5 minutes. Add more all-purpose flour to the surface when dough becomes too sticky to knead. Give your preschooler a small piece of dough to knead.
Step 3:Divide dough into 12 pieces and let your preschooler form a ball with each piece. Add a small amount of oil to a bowl and place the dough balls in the bowl, one at a time, coating each with oil. Cover the bowl with a towel and let stand 15 minutes to 1/2 hour.
Step 4:
Roll each dough ball with a rolling pin into a 6 inch circle. Place tortilla in a preheated, ungreased skillet and heat until brown spots appear on the bottom. Flip the tortilla and cook for an additional one minute. Cool slightly and serve.
Healthy Serving Suggestions for Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas
1. For a hearty meal, add cheese, diced tomatoes, and black beans or refried beans. Let the cheese melt, fold in half and serve.
2. Top the tortilla with apples slices and dust with cinnamon and sugar. Fold in half and serve.
3. Top with scrambled eggs and roll up for a breakfast sandwich.
4. Cut tortillas into wedges and bake until crispy for homemade tortilla chips.
5. Top with tomato sauce, veggies, and cheese for a tortilla pizza.
6. Top with meat and cheese and fold in half for an easy lunch.
7. Top with avocado and roll up.
by Kati Chevaux
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