Whole Wheat Tortillas and Apple Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

HOMEMADE WHOLE WHEAT TORTILLAS





One (of many) of my favorite kitchen gadgets is this Nutrimill grain grinder. It allows me to make whole grain breads and other goodies for my family.




Recently, I started making my own tortillas. We use them for mini pizzas or stuff them with rice and refried beans as a quick and nutritious lunch.


The recipe:

Approx 3 1/2 c. of freshly ground whole wheat flour (about 2 1/2 c wheat berries)
1 tsp. sea salt
1/3 c. oil
1 c. warm water

Place dry ingredients together in mixing bowl. (use a Bosch or KitchenAid mixer) Combine oil and water. Slowly add a steady stream of wet ing. to dry ing. Add more water if necessary, enough to create a smooth dough. Mix for 1 or 2 minutes. Form into 12 balls. Cover and rest 30 minutes. If you have a tortilla press you can use it to press out tortillas. If not, you can do it the manual way like I do. Just roll each ball thin with a rolling pin to create a tortilla then cook quickly in a pan over medium heat.

Tortillas freeze well placed in a freezer bag with wax paper layered between tortillas.

CINNAMON TORTILLAS
Making Cinnamon Tortillas is soooo easy.....just cut tortillas into wedges (a pizza cutter works well) and brush tortillas with water, then sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Bake at 400 for 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned. These make a nice snack or......................

...serve them as the scoops for this lovely Apple Salsa!

The Recipe:
2 medium apples, chopped
1 cup chopped strawberries
2 medium kiwi. peeled and chopped
1 small orange
2 TBL brown sugar
2 TBL apple jelly, melted
In a bowl, combine apples, strawberries and kiwi. Grate orange peel to measure 1 1/2 tsp; squeeze juice from orange. Add peel and juice to apple mixture. Stir in brown sugar and jelly. Serve with Cinnamon Chips.
(This is great for parties and picnics. For a faster version you can buy premade cinnamon chips at your local grocery store, or make your own with store bought tortillas!)