Cassava Flour Tortillas Recipe – Health Starts in the Kitchen (2024)

If you are eating paleo, grain free or gluten free and missing tortillas, no problem! This cassava flour tortillas recipe is a total game changer. Soft and delicious homemade tortillas that are so easy to make. This vegan recipe is nut-free too, made with only Cassava flour, avocado oil, salt and water!

If you’ve been missing flour tortillas in your healthy lifestyle, you are going to LOVE these. (This is post was originally published in 2017 and updated in 2023)

It was love at first … well… press!

As soon as the dough came together (which is so super easy) and I pressed my first tortilla, I instantly knew these were going to be something really special. Nearly identical to Siete Cassava Flour Tortillas that are widely popular, only making your own at home will save you money! We might as well call this a copy cat Seite Cassava Flour Tortillas Recipe!

Unlike an almond flour tortilla, which has a more crumbly texture and more prone to falling apart these cassava tortillas are soft and piliable!

Before we get into the magic of making these awesome tortillas, I want to quickly say that while I know many of you hate the idea of purchasing single use kitchen gadgets, like a tortilla press. I purchased my press over 10 years ago, and while I don’t use it daily or even weekly.. it’s still worth having.

There is simply NO COMPARISON when it comes to how much easier pressing is to rolling out tortillas. So just take theleap, grab THIS cast iron tortilla press then tell your friends/family that you have one and that they can borrow it – as my grandma Elsie would say “it’s nice to be nice.”

Once you start making these Perfect Paleo Tortillas, you’ll be totes hooked and so glad you grabbed a beautiful tortilla press, trust me.

Most often when you have a gluten or grain free tortilla they are lack luster and crumbly. They don’t bend, wrap or fold with ease. And there’s none of the stretchiness you typically find with wheat tortillas – total bummer.

But these Perfect Paleo Tortillasare different.

They are flexible, soft and even stretchy — but not gummy. The secret is using Cassava Root Flour.

Also known as yuca, cassava is a delicious root vegetable that becomes the perfect alternative for wheat when dried and ground. The most commonly used version of cassava is tapioca, which is the bleached and extracted starch of the cassava flour. Cassava Flour, on the other hand, is a whole food; the entire root, minus the peel. A Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, AND Nut-Free flour with the taste and texture of wheat!

There is only one brand of cassava flour I use;Otto’s Cassava Flour. It is the very highest quality cassava flour available. Other cassava flours are hand peeled and sun dried. That sounds romantic, but unfortunately hand peeling misses small pieces of peel, resulting in grittiness or a “sand-like”crunch in the finished product. If that’s not bad enough, sun drying presents its own issues. Because drying cassava in the sun takes so long, the cassava flour ferments and takes on a sour, musty smell and taste.

Otto’s Cassava Flouron the other hand, is thoroughly peeled and baked into a beautifully clean smelling and tasting flour you can count on again and again. This proprietary method leaves no chance for mold or fermentation to develop.

Feel free to use thePerfect Paleo Tortillas in any recipe or dish where you’d normally use a flour or corn tortilla. We love them for wraps, burritos, quesadillas and fajitas, but the sky is seriously the limit. I highly recommend making a big batch of my Paleo Freezer Breakfast Burritos as a part of your weekly meal prep plan!

Cassava Flour Tortilla Ingredients

To make homemade tortillas with cassava flour, you only need a few simple ingredients.

• cassava flour
• Sea Salt
• avocado oil
• Water

How to make Tortillas with Cassava Flour

Using your stand mixer with dough hook, combine all ingredients and mix well – roughly 5 minutes – scraping sides as necessary. Dough will be smooth, like play dough. Not tacky or crumbly. Adjust water/flour as needed.

Divide dough into roughly 18 equal portions and roll into a ball, set aside.

To make this grain-free tortillas dough without a stand mixer, you can combine all the ingredients in a bowl and knead it by hand until smooth.

Heat a seasoned cast iron griddle or skillet over medium-high heat. Do NOT add any fat. While your griddle is heating, Using a tortilla press lined with plastic shopping bag rounds, press 1 round of dough flat.

If you do not have a tortilla press, of course you can roll them out with a rolling pin! I would suggest using a piece of parchment paper when rolling them by hand to make it easier to remove them from the surface.

Yes. You read that correctly. SHOPPING bags are the PERFECT non-stick liner for your tortilla press. Nothing else works as well, trust me I’ve tried EVERYTHING.

Then press your tortilla press to smoosh your cassava tortilla dough nice and flat.

Then simply peel the shopping bag pieces off your dough. I feel it’s best to press as you go, not working ahead.

Light brown you pressed dough on hot cast iron griddle or skillet on both sides. The first ones can take a few extra minutes, as you work through the recipe, you may need to reduce the heat slightly.

The Best Griddle for making Cassava Flour Tortillas

If you don’t have a griddle here are a few options that I use and highly recommend:

• Lodge 10 inch Cast Iron Griddle
• HexClad 12-Inch Griddle Pan

Remove from heat and place on a cooling rack for 1-2 minutes before stacking. If you stack while HOT they can stick together a little bit, but can be carefully pulled apart.

How to use Cassava Flour Tortillas

You can use cassava flour tortillas in any recipe that calls for flour tortillas. We love using them for fajitas, enchiladas, Grilled Fish Tacos and especially for making my paleo breakfast burritos!

How to store Cassava Flour Tortillas

When made fresh use your cassava flour tortillas immediately or they can be stored in an air tight container or zip top plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to a week. These tortillas with cassava flour can also be stored in the freezer for several months when stored in an air tight container or preferably vacuum sealed.

If you like this Cassava Flour Tortillas Recipe, try these other Healthy Cassava Flour Recipes next:

• Homemade Saltine Crackers with Cassava Flour
• Cassava Flour Pasta Dough Recipe
• Gluten-Free Crispy Buffalo Cauliflower Wings