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What is the good fat substitute to make flour tortillas?

Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

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This event was on August 20, 2024

Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to course-specific questions, to how to turn your cooking passion into profit or simply hearing the perspective of a professional chef, Chef Nolan is ready to answer them all.

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Question

Svetlana Hanson

What is the good fat substitute to make flour tortillas?

Answer

You really don't need fat if you are making tortillas as part of your liquid component to whatever the directions on the ma seca, uh, a bag might say, if it says to add a cup of water, what I do is add three quarters of a cup of water and one quarter cup of aquafaba, because I find that it gives a little bit more body and a little bit more taste. But you do not need to add oil to make corn or flour tortillas. And not too long ago, I sent, uh, Jeff, Erica picture because I made some sweet potato, um, tortillas that were absolutely di Delicious, and all they were was, uh, masa and the sweet potato. And it made a beautiful, beautiful dough. It was easy to me, it was easy to cut into quarters and then, um, make into tortillas. And I don't even use a tortilla press. I just put the masa between two pieces of, and here's the 0.2 pieces of parchment paper, because parchment paper doesn't stick. So that would be the trick in terms of making an oil free tortilla. So, great question. Hope that you make something delicious with it.

Links

https://aplantifulpath.com/fat-free-tortillas

Char Nolan

Chef Instructor

Char Nolan is a serious crusader for plant-based education, armed with a degree in public health from Philadelphia’s Temple University. She teaches nutrition and plant-based cooking throughout Philadelphia, and in many underserved communities. Char holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and completed Rouxbe’s Plant-Based Professional Certification course in 2015. In 2019, Char completed post-graduate course work in social media marketing at the University of the Arts. When she is not cooking or teaching, she manages social media accounts for several plant-based influencers. Char prides herself on learning everything she knows about cooking from growing up in her grandparents’ Italian restaurant. Her favorite vegetables are Brussels sprouts and kale, of course. Char originally hails from Queens, NY, but has lived in Philadelphia most of her adult life. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer.