Warm, soft, healthy goodness...mmm. These tortillas are low carb and easy to make. Pop 'em in the oven and fill with anything you desire. Or use them as flatbreads — the possibilities are endless!
April 18 2016 recipe by Anne Aobadia, photo by Emma Shevtzoff, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Bread, Side dish
Warm, soft, healthy goodness...mmm. These tortillas are low carb and easy to make. Pop 'em in the oven and fill with anything you desire. Or use them as flatbreads — the possibilities are endless!
USMetric
6 servingservings
Ingredients
- 2 2 eggeggs
- 2 2 egg whiteegg whites
- 5 oz. (2⁄3 cup) 140 g (150 ml) cream cheese
- 1½ tsp 1½ tsp ground psyllium husk powder
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp coconut flour
- ½ tsp ½ tsp salt
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Instructions
Instructions are for 6 servings. Please modify as needed.
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
Beat the eggs and egg whites until fluffy. Continue to beat with a hand mixer, preferably for a few minutes. Add cream cheese and mix until the batter is smooth.
Mix salt, psyllium husk and coconut flour in a small bowl. Add the flour mixture to the batter one spoonful at a time and mix well. Let the batter sit for a few minutes, until it gets thick, like pancake batter. How quickly the batter swells depends on the brand of psyllium husk powder — some trial and error might be needed.
Bring out two baking sheets and place parchment paper on each. Using a spatula, spread the batter thinly (no more than ¼ inch thick) into 4–6 circles or 2 rectangles.
Bake on upper rack for about 5 minutes or more, until the tortilla turns a little brown around the edges. Carefully check the bottom side so that it doesn't burn.
Serve with a filling of your choice. We love them with tex-mex ground beef and salsa! And cheese is always a winner.
Tips
If you have plenty of egg whites, you can use egg whites only. For this recipe, five egg whites would be appropriate.
Tortilla bread also works very well as a thin pizza crust. For a yummy pizza, add unsweetened spaghetti sauce, red tomato pesto or tomato paste, shredded mozzarella cheese, a little oregano, and other toppings such as pepperoni, olives, or some fresh veggies.
Frying instead of baking
If you don't want to bake the tortillas, you can fry them in a pan instead. We recommend using a non-stick pan for this. Add a small amount of butter or oil to the pan and place it over medium heat.
Add a dollop of the batter in the middle of the pan and swirl it around to cover. This will give you a thin tortilla or crepe if you would rather use it as that. Cook until set on top, flip carefully and let the other side cook for about a minute.
Prepare ahead of time
You can make the tortillas ahead of time. Allow them to cool completely before stacking them with parchment paper in-between. Wrap them with plastic and keep them in the fridge for 2-3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
If you are in the mood for fresh quesadillas - add cheese and fry them according to this recipe.
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139 comments
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Anna
November 5 2017
Can i make egg substitute?
I want egg free
Is it ok to use ground flax seeds with 3 tbs of water for each egg?Reply: #124
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bruce
January 22 2018
skip the wax paper, only smokes too much, use PAM spray on nonstick cooking sheet , comes right off and love the taste thanks
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Joanna
February 3 2018
Worked perfectly and browned perfectly. I definitely like this better than other tortilla recipes I've tried. Is it less eggy with whites only? Also, mine were puffy, not flat like in the picture. Any explanation for that?
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Amy
March 11 2018
I made these today and used my Kitchen Aid mixer to handle all the whisking. It was super easy, and they came out great. It took about 8 minutes to cook fully, and I flipped them over about 6 minutes in to even out the browning. I would highly recommend using non-stick foil instead of parchment paper. It worked really well.
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K. Jones
March 12 2018
Thank you for the tip! We just moved here (to NL) and finding Keto friendly baking supplies is tough!
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Evelyn
August 19 2018
I used parchment paper and it was a complete fail the batter got stuck to it. I still had some mix left so I used my griddle and the came out perfect. Did my mix stick because I left out the psyllium husk ?
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Belinda
August 23 2018
Haven't seen any replies about a substitute for Psyllium husk.......is there any? help,please.
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Cindy Lee
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Is there a typo? Think there should be more than 1 tbsp
flour.Reply: #110
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
February 12 2019
Is there a typo? Think there should be more than 1 tbsp
flour.The psyllium acts as a flour as well.
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Casey
March 1 2019
Made these tonight and they worked out great. I used a non-stick pan instead of the oven. I think I put a touch too much husk so added a splash of club soda. Worked out great. Added some sausage, cheese and avacado. Really good.
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Lakeitha
April 3 2019
Flax seed powder. I made oppsie bread with that instead of husk
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Tina
April 12 2019
These were great. I think they'd be good for crapes, BLT's, & many other things. I doubled the recipe and enjoyed them for street taco's. Looking forward to exploring the other possibilities with these.
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Jan
May 2 2019
I will definitely double the recipe next time. They worked great for my tacos and the meal was tasty and filling. They also froze well to take out as needed. I am amazed at all the keto breads and tortillas that are amazing.
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Amanda
May 15 2019
These were amazing! I used the griddle plate on my panini press. I made up a double batch. I used a 1 1/2 Tbsp spring-loaded ice cream scoop, and used two scoops per tortilla.
Thanks to the psyllium fiber, the batter set up thicker while I made the first 2 or 3, so I had to be more careful to spread them thin towards the end. They do puff up a tiny bit, but if they are spread thin, it won't be much. Just get them thin enough not to have any holes.
They stay soft and pliable, so easy to fold. I was baking all day yesterday, so I made them and stored them in a gallon bag in the fridge after they cooked completely on a rack. I ate them tonight with taco meat and veggies and they made for some super delicious soft tacos. Yum!
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Cheryl
July 27 2019
Please note that the recommendation is to use parchment paper rather than wax paper.
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Krista Storey
September 16 2019
Anyone tried freezing and thawing these?
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Ange
March 28 2020
Are these eggy?
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
March 28 2020
Are these eggy?
I personally don't think they're eggy, but others may have different taste.
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Mika
April 2 2020
The got stuck to the parchement paper. It was so frustrating.
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
April 2 2020
The got stuck to the parchement paper. It was so frustrating.
You may want to double check that you used parchment paper and not waxed paper. I've made these several times on parchment paper and haven't had an issue with them sticking.
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Elizabeth
April 27 2020
A light spray of coconut oil on the parchment paper often solves the stickiness problem.
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Franci
May 19 2020
I want to try this diet but I am deathly allergic to psyllium ie anaphylactic response. When I was a young nurse just starting my career I worked at a nursing home. Twice they raced me to the hospital. (Swelling like crazy and unable to breath) I didn’t know what I was allergic to at that time. My employer cared enough to find out what was wrong and sent me to a specialist with a list of every meds I gave. Bingo. The psyllium made a hive welt as big as Texas. The doctor said, “If when you are elderly and they place you in a nursing facility and someone gives you psyllium by mistake, you probably won’t live through it” So am I out of the running with this keto diet? I need to have some bread or I won’t be successful.
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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
May 19 2020
I want to try this diet but I am deathly allergic to psyllium ie anaphylactic response. When I was a young nurse just starting my career I worked at a nursing home. Twice they raced me to the hospital. (Swelling like crazy and unable to breath) I didn’t know what I was allergic to at that time. My employer cared enough to find out what was wrong and sent me to a specialist with a list of every meds I gave. Bingo. The psyllium made a hive welt as big as Texas. The doctor said, “If when you are elderly and they place you in a nursing facility and someone gives you psyllium by mistake, you probably won’t live through it” So am I out of the running with this keto diet? I need to have some bread or I won’t be successful.
You are absolutely not out of the running with regards to keto because you aren't able to eat psyllium. Psyllium is used in very few recipes, primarily breads. We have many other bread recipes on our site that do not require psyllium. Here are a couple.
https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/low-carb-mug-bread
https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-english-muffins126
Franci
May 19 2020
Is it possible to use some other fiber to substitute in the bread recipe. For instance, bran?
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Franci
May 19 2020
Just wondering if the Psillium could be replaced by Bran?
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
May 19 2020
Just wondering if the Psillium could be replaced by Bran?
Unfortunately there is not a good substitute for psyllium in most recipes. Additionally bran would be much too high carb.
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Elizabeth
June 2 2020
I love this recipe for breakfast topped with eggs, cheese, salsa, and sour cream. But it also subs as toast with cream cheese and a tiny dab of cherry preserves. For dessert, it serves as the base for strawberry shortcake with a few mashed strawberries and whipped heavy cream.
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Elizabeth
June 2 2020
I used the pan fry method. 1/4 cup of batter per tortilla and coconut oil spray for the pan. Makes 5.
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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
June 3 2020
I used the pan fry method. 1/4 cup of batter per tortilla and coconut oil spray for the pan. Makes 5.
Great suggestions!
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M
July 26 2020
I googled it and it said The best replacement was ground flaxseed powder so I replaced it with that and it worked perfectly for me, but if you don’t have flaxseed either you could use cornstarch, chia seeds or maybe Xanthan gum.
Also I pan fried mine instead of using the oven method.
That’s the website where I found the replacements: https://www.searanchlodge.com/psyllium-husk-substitute/
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
July 26 2020
I googled it and it said The best replacement was ground flaxseed powder so I replaced it with that and it worked perfectly for me, but if you don’t have flaxseed either you could use cornstarch, chia seeds or maybe Xanthan gum.
Also I pan fried mine instead of using the oven method.
That’s the website where I found the replacements: https://www.searanchlodge.com/psyllium-husk-substitute/While we don't recommend cornstarch, flax seeds, chia seeds, and xanthan gum can be good options. Here's more info!
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/guides/psyllium-husk#psyllium-sub...134
Jodi
July 27 2020
My batter turned out SUPER thick, so I'm not sure if I did something wrong. That being said, these tortillas tasted AMAZING! It was the perfect "bun" for my turkey burger A++
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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
July 27 2020
My batter turned out SUPER thick, so I'm not sure if I did something wrong. That being said, these tortillas tasted AMAZING! It was the perfect "bun" for my turkey burger A++
Psyllium husk powder and coconut flour are both very thirsty ingredients. These work well in many applications :)
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Michelle
October 24 2020
I'm from the Uk, and followed the recipe using grams, but they turned out more like crepes than tortillas. I also find that they aren't holding together well, so when going to flip them, they just break up. The bread replacements I'm trying just keep ending in failure, buns, loaves, tortillas, pancakes, and it's getting really frustrating. I really feel a visual guide is needed for those of us who aren't exceptionally skilled in the kitchen :) I would love to see video guides for making things like bread, rolls and tortillas, it would be really helpful, especially to highlight any technique that I'm obviously not picking up :(
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Natalia
October 28 2020
Can I substitute Greek yogurt for the cream cheese ?
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
October 28 2020
Can I substitute Greek yogurt for the cream cheese ?
While we have not tested this recipe with greek yogurt, I do not believe that would be a good substitute in this recipe.
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pete morgan
November 6 2020
I cook tortillas on a flat panini press then keep in refrigerator. I cut the tortillas with a cutter to line a pie to make quiches or meat pies.
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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
November 6 2020
I cook tortillas on a flat panini press then keep in refrigerator. I cut the tortillas with a cutter to line a pie to make quiches or meat pies.
Outstanding uses for this recipe!! Great ideas!
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Gwenn
February 26 2021
I just tried these tortillas and find them very satisfying.
I cooked them on a non stick pan and did not need to add fat. The batter was very thick but I was able to spread it thin using the bottom of a ladle. They were sturdy enough to make great tacos, I will make them again.142
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bassem.sabagh
March 1 2021
I think there is an issue with the gram quantities on the site still.
I shared your baking agony. Still cannot get a cake to rise etc
I conceded and bought a cup measure setn. Not one cup measure matched with the recipe gram quantity. Its do do with the density of material we have. A volume measure for quantity is beyond inaccurate.
The DD team seem more recently publish gram based recipes which is an amazing and welcomed additionBeen a paying customer for the last year and loom forward to many years to come. The wraps here are outstanding. My only tip is to follow the oven method and to split the dough made for 6 servings into 2. Each would feed 2 people (so essentially 1.5 servings per person) and that basis and with UK ingredients i made out 2.1g carb per person.
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Barbara
March 7 2021
Casey, thank you for the idea to use club soda. My batter got really thick, and that did the trick. Thanks again.
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Jordana
August 13 2021
Thank you for this recipe. It's fast and easy. I've used it for hamburgers, egg/bacon, avocado breakfast wraps and BLT's. I'm going to try the frying pan method to get the crepe consistency and make quesadillas.
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Shane
October 20 2021
Made these first time ever.
So good as for soft shell taco.
My fussy son said he'd eat the bread by itself.Reply: #146
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
October 20 2021
Made these first time ever.
So good as for soft shell taco.
My fussy son said he'd eat the bread by itself.That's high praise indeed! Thank you for sharing!
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Joyce
December 20 2021
Can baking powder substitute for psyllium husk?
Can oatmeal flour substitute for almond or coconut flour?
Need gluten free, low oxalate grains.
Thank youReply: #148
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
December 20 2021
Can baking powder substitute for psyllium husk?
Can oatmeal flour substitute for almond or coconut flour?
Need gluten free, low oxalate grains.
Thank youHi, Joyce! You should be able to substitute ground chia seeds or xanthan gum for the psyllium. Find more info here! https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/guides/psyllium-husk
We recommend avoiding all grains, so oatmeal flour would not be a good substitute. You may want to check out some of our other tortilla recipes! https://www.dietdoctor.com/search?s=torillas149
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Me
February 10 2022
Wax paper isn't for the oven. Use parchment paper.
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Kay
February 23 2022
what are the macros? What are the net carbs per serving?
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
February 23 2022
what are the macros? What are the net carbs per serving?
Hi, Kay! The nutritional information is a DD+ feature, but you can sign up for a free month if you'd like to access it! https://www.dietdoctor.com/new-member
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