If you’re looking for an grain-free, AIP-friendly tortilla recipe, you’ve come to the right place! These homemade tortillas are bendy, delicious, and made with just 3 ingredients (plus salt and water) that are easy to find in your pantry, local store and Amazon.
What makes these plantain tortillas special is that the process very much follows that of “traditional” tortilla making, except you’ll have a plantain masa vs. a corn masa (aka, the dough). That said, when you look at the recipe, don’t be intimidated by the number of steps — basically what it’s saying is: “bake plantains, cool plantains, blend ingredients until a dough forms, chill dough, roll into balls, press tortillas, cook tortillas, eat tortillas.” 🙂 We just included a lot of details because I personally had never made tortillas from scratch, so we felt the need to be pretty specific.
The other thing that makes this tortilla recipe special is that my Dad helped create it! He’s a Chef, so it’s exciting to have him contribute recipes and his perspective on cooking (as opposed to my purely home-cooking background, which is great but sometimes I don’t always know the “tricks of the trade” and science behind why things work or don’t work like he does).
He even put together a 90-second video on how to make the PERFECT 6″ tortillas using a tortilla press. I’d highly recommend watching it and using a press (like this one from Amazon) so that you can get the thickness correct, which is important.
Now that you know how to use the tortilla press, let’s get into the recipe so that you can get on to your taco night (don’t forget the AIP taco seasoning!) Hope you enjoy these tortillas as much as we do. 🙂
- 2 medium green plantains
- 2 tbsp coconut oil or palm shortening or lard, melted
- 2 cups tapioca starch
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- Âľ cup water
- Coconut or olive oil spray or extra fat to oil the pan/griddle
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Preheat oven to 400F.
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Bake green plantains WHOLE (no peeling or cutting) for 40-45 minutes.
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Once plantains are black and skin is starting to split, take out of oven and cool to room temperature (about 20 minutes).
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After they’re cooled, carefully peel plantains and cut into 1 1/2” sections.
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Place in food processor and blend 30 seconds until you have a fine meal.
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Add melted coconut oil (or palm shortening or lard), sea salt and water. Blend to a wet plaster.
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Now add tapioca starch (adding 1/3 cup at a time). Each time blend and scrape bowl. The last addition of tapioca starch should create dough ball that pulls away from the side of the processor bowl.
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Turn the dough into a bowl, cover with film and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
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After dough is chilled, scoop into golf ball sized balls. Use the tortilla press to press each ball into a 6” tortilla (using oiled plastic film on each side).
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Heat a pan to medium high or electric griddle to 400F. Oil with spray or use a pastry brush to spread other type of fat across the pan (remember, we’re not FRYING these, just lightly coating so they don’t stick).
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Carefully peel the tortilla off onto your hand and flip onto oiled skillet.
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Cook approximately 2 1/2 mins per side until set and showing toast points.
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Eat immediately, or cool and refrigerate up to 7 days, or freeze up to 3 months.
Additional Equipment:
Tortilla press (7 or 8-inch press works best)
Griddle (optional – could also use normal sauté pan or cast iron skillet)
Plantains should be black after baking
Cut up the plantains
Cook plantains on griddle or lightly oiled pan
Ta-Da! Plantains are ready 🙂
These look great and will definitely try them. I love cassava tortillas, and these could be a great go-to when I’m out of the cassava flour!
Any chance these can be baked in the oven instead of fried? I just don’t like frying.
Also – I’ve dodged having to buy a food processor, but I’m guessing that it’s required for these tortillas? Any chance it can be mixed adequately by hand?
I think you will need a food processor because the plantains really need to be mixed well. Maybe you could try throwing them in a blender or using a heavy-duty potato masher, or if you have an electric hand mixer that might work. I haven’t tried baking, but might be something interesting to try!
I made these and they were amazing! The dough was easy to handle and the flavor was perfect for our tacos! The baked plantains were genius! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed, Carolyn! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
How these can be aipthat 1 green pmantain 100g consist of 116 cal: 96% carbs, 2%protein 1%fat? Anna
They are aip because the ingredients are compliant. The AIP diet does not count calories (or anything for that matter). It is about eating a whole food, nutrient dense diet, that is low in inflammatory ingredients. Plantains are a wonderful resistant starch that helps maintain adequate sugar levels. I haven’t made these yet. I’ve been making cassava flour tortillas forever but looking for one that is more nutrient dense. It looks like these may be the ticket.