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In need of a great gluten-free tortilla recipe or have you been searching for gluten-free wraps? The Best Gluten-Free Tortillas make the perfect pliable and foldable wraps ready for your favorite fillings or served alongside your favorite Mexican meals! They only take 4 ingredients, are super simple and easy to make, and absolutely delicious! Naturally vegan.
One of the things I love most in this world is a good, authentic Mexican tortilla. Since becoming gluten-free I've settled for less than perfect tortilla alternatives -- until now that is!
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After much experimentation, I came up with these beauties! They are soft, pliable, tasty, healthy, super easy to make, heat well, store well -- you name it! I am in LOVE.
If you're looking for the perfect gluten-free vegan tortilla for your Mexican food needs or a wonderfully pliable and foldable gluten-free vegan wrap ready for your favorite fillings, this is it! I cannot wait for you to give it a go and tell me what you think!
Enjoy. xo.
Recipe Features
- Super easy to make.
- Soft, pliable and foldable.
- Flavorful.
- Stores well.
- Naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, soy-free and vegan.
Top Tips
- Be certain to let the heated dough cool sufficiently (do not burn your hands!).
- I would suggest not substituting the flours for any other flours, as I discovered this combination through much experimentation and it is what produces the best result (pliable wraps!).
- Do not be afraid to knead the dough thoroughly. The more you knead, the smoother the tortilla dough becomes and the easier it is to work with.
- If you would like to make the tortillas at another time, you can prepare the dough balls ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to 4 days before cooking them.
- I highly suggest using the parchment paper method I suggest for rolling out the dough. It greatly reduces the stickiness factor and produces the best tortilla wraps.
- You can experiment with the heat level to produce the results you would like. If you plan on using the tortillas for quesadillas or the like, you might want to cook longer on higher heat for a slightly crispier result. If you intend using them for wraps, cook on medium or even low-heat for only about 1 minute each side for the softest, most pliable results. It is a versatile recipe!
How-to Serve Gluten-Free Tortillas
- On their own with a smear of butter of plant-based spread.
- Wrap-style with your favorite fillings.
- For burritos or soft tacos.
- To make quesadillas.
Other Gluten-Free Mexican inspired recipes you might enjoy:
Gluten-Free Baked Hatch Chiles Rellenos
Calabacitas Galette With A Chickpea Polenta Crust (Gluten-Free)
Roasted Green Chile, Potato, & Quinoa Soup (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
New Mexican Style Red Chile Enchilada Sauce (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
If you try this recipe please let me know! Leave a comment, rate it, share this post, use Pinterest's "tried it" feature, or take a photo, & tag me on Instagram and I'll share it! Thank you so much! <3
📖 Recipe
The Best Gluten-Free Tortillas (Wraps)
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups brown rice flour
- 2 tbs tapioca flour
- 2 tbs olive avocado, or grapeseed oil
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- In a saucepan over high heat, add water and bring to boil. Once boiling turn off heat.
- Stir in remaining ingredients and stir vigorously until combined (it will look a tad crumbly at this stage, do not worry). Let sit until cool enough to handle; about 7-8 minutes.
- On a parchment paper lined cutting board or countertop place your dough and knead until you can form one smooth round ball of dough.
- Divide dough into approximately 16 rounded tablespoon portions. Form into smooth dough balls.
- Heat a non-stick or cast iron skillet over medium heat.
- Dust your parchment paper with tapioca starch. Place one dough ball portion on top and then place a new sheet of parchment paper on top of your dough. Using a rolling pin, roll out your dough in between your parchment paper sheets until you have one thin round tortilla shape.
- Carefully peel back the parchement paper and place your tortilla onto your hot skillet.
- Cook 1-2 minutes, flip, cook 1-2 minutes longer until beginning to brown on each side.Repeat with remaining dough.
- Serve right away, or keep wrapped in a tea towel for use the same day, or place in a covered container in the fridge for use up to 4 days, or freeze!
- Enjoy!
julia says
made these tonight, they turned out perfect, I used cast iron I think that's the best way to make tortillas, I recently cannot have gluten or dairy because of my thyroid and allergy test, thank you so much for this, I will make all the time
Kristen Wood says
I'm so happy to hear this! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Jean says
It was too sticky to even knead or roll. I had to keep adding flour or tapioca, and even tried oil. It was incredibly frustrating and ended up in our trash can!
Kristen Wood says
I'm so sorry to hear you had a negative experience! This is usually a pretty foolproof recipe. Can I ask if you made any changes to the recipe? For instance, white rice flour or regular GF flour will not work in this recipe. Also, as stated in the tips, it will be sticky to start, but kneading it will actually take away the stickiness and if you do not like getting your hands into the mix, kneading through parchment paper works well, too. I hope you have a better experience if you decide to try again!
Lauren says
Made these tonight and was pleasantly surprised!! These were delicious!
Kristen Wood says
I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Nandan Ambardar says
Awesome recipe! I am GF and DF and have found it hard to find wraps which are both AND can be frozen. I have already made this recipe 2 times for last 2 days. My husband loved having it warm. I have made a batch and frozen it. Would you please tell me how to thaw or warm it again to put the fillings in it to make a wrap.
Kristen Wood says
Hi Nandam - I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you for taking the time to share. 🙂 You can actually skip thawing and actually place a frozen wrap in a pan over medium low heat, flipping occasionally until thawed and then you can use as is for a wrap or continue to cook if you're making a quesadilla or a warm wrap or the like. If you would prefer thawing, you can do that too, in which case I recommend placing it in the fridge to thaw overnight. I hope this helps!
Trish says
LOVE these! Best in the world is true! They come out perfect for me every time! What a treat! I use them in a great recipe for egg roll-ups by Nadiya. And I use them for fish tacos! Thank you!!!!
Kristen Wood says
Oh, this makes me so happy to hear! Thank you for sharing!! 🙂
Teena Hagan says
THESE TOTALLY WORKED. I didn't add any oil or salt and instead of 16 small balls I did eight to have bigger ones for bean burritos. My little guy ate them right up! Thank you!
Kristen Wood says
Nothing makes me happier than receiving a comment like this! Thank you for taking the time to share! I appreciate it. 🙂
Marsha says
Hello,
Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe. I left out the oil because my doctor has me on an oil free diet and they still came out terrific! Question, you mentioned you can freeze the dough balls, but I want to know if you can roll them out ahead of time and refrigerate OR freeze them? will they still have the beautiful texture and pliability? I thank you in advance for answering my questions.
Kristen Wood says
I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing. Yes, you can most certainly do that. Just make sure you stack them with sheets of parchment or wax paper in-between. 🙂
anita says
These sound great! I have all the ingredients! Just wondering if potato starch or corn starch would also work in place of the tapioca starch.
Kristen Wood says
Hi, Anita! I haven't tested it, but from experience, those usually work well as a replacement in 90% of situations. Arrowroot also makes a great alternative to tapioca. Good luck! I hope you enjoy the recipe. 🙂
Susanmarie says
Hi I cannot do rice flour... any suggestions for an alternative nut free grain free flour?
My flour options are coconut, chickpea, and cassava but thats iffy for me.
Kristen Wood says
Hi! How are you with sorghum flour? I know some of those on a grain-free diet are sensitive to it and some are not. It is most like brown rice flour, in my opinion. Second to that, cassava flour can make some excellent grain-free tortillas. I have a good blogger friend over at Calm Eats that has a lovely grain-free tortilla recipe here: https://calmeats.com/paleo-tortillas/. I hope this helps! 🙂
Jen says
Hello,
I was so excited to make these tortillas, as I'm on a restrictive elimination diet and can finally have the tapioca flour. However, I, too, followed the directions exactly (I'm an experienced baker), and, even after adding about a cup more of the store-bought rice flour, it's far too loose and wet to make into a ball. I guess I'll keep adding more rice flour and have 500 tortillas, like Sun had.
Thank you,
Jen
Kristen Wood says
Hi Jen,
I'm so sorry to hear that! I've had trouble replicating this issue. Do you mind sharing with us what flour brand you used?
Thank you,
Kristen
Jennifer Trachtenberg says
HI Kristen,
Thank you for replying! I used Arrowhead Mills Rice Flour. Sadly, I couldn't use the dough at all: no matter how careful I was, it would fall apart when I tired to peel it off of the parchment paper.
Any suggestions?
Regards,
Jen
Kristen Wood says
Hi Jen - that is really odd. The boiling step usually eliminates any chance of it being too wet. It usually absorbs rather quickly and is more on the dry side rather than wet. Hmm. I would suggest halving the recipe and giving that a go, kneading it as much as possible before rolling, and if all else fails, I would suggest trying a different brand of brown rice flour (I like Bob's Red Mill). I'm sorry you've had this experience, and I do hope it works out for you if you try it again!
Lori Mollberg says
Nice job! This recipe came together quickly and worked out perfectly. The tortillas taste great, they're pliable but not doughy, and I'm glad this made a batch of 16 because I ate three of them while standing over the stove cause they were so fast and yummy. At least there are some left for the rest of the family for dinner (even if I'm too full to eat now). Thanks for sharing this!
Kristen Wood says
I'm so happy to hear that!!! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Kelly Newbon says
Made it to the recipe and it worked out perfectly.. just wondering if you can freeze the dough so you can make them fresh next time.. there is only 2 of us to feed but a family of 4 would need this normal quantity. Thanks for this recipe it’s worth the 20mins to make them..
Kristen Wood says
Hi Kelly - I'm so happy to hear it worked out for you! Yes, you can freeze them. I like to roll them into balls, place the dough balls on a cookie sheet in the freezer until frozen then store them in bags in the freezer. Then you can just set out to thaw prior to rolling out, usually around 1 hour or so. Alternatively, you can also halve this recipe for smaller portions! I hope this helps. - Kristen
Kelly Newbon says
Actually I put the whole left overs in one solid ball in the freezer. it was dry when I pulled it out of the freezer so I put it in a food processor and added a little hot water to bring it all back together and make it workable. Worked perfectly
Kristen Wood says
That's a great idea! I'm so happy it worked out for you. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Denise says
Hi, I made a half recipe tonight, fabulous. Simple, amazingly quick and I had the ingredients in my pantry. Thumbs up, thank you
Kristen Wood says
Hi Denise - I am so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Elizabeth says
I think there is a typo. I added one cup of water and it was great. Two would have been soup.
Kristen Wood says
Hi Elizabeth - Hmm, there isn't a typo. It's definitely a 1:1 ratio for the water and flour. I'm wondering..did you boil the water? Because if that step is skipped, the water would definitely yield different results. I'm still happy you were able to enjoy it though! 🙂
Sun says
I made this and the dough was extremely wet and sticky.( I think it was because I made homemade brown rice flour )
But I didn’t want to make anymore, so I added A gluten free flour blend that I had (first two ingredients was rice flour) and added until it became a nice dough.
This came out very good and much better than expected ?
now I have like 500 tortillas because of how much dough I made haha.
Kristen Wood says
Thank you for sharing! Yes, the dough shouldn't be that wet. I haven't tested it with a homemade rice flour before. I appreciate you sharing your experience, and I'm glad it turned out! 🙂