Cinco de Mayo tortillas with organic coloring

For my Cinco de Mayo party this year I wanted to provide fresh homemade tortillas for everyone to enjoy. My husband suggested we color the tortillas too. It was super simple and completely organic.

I made green, red/pink and orange tortillas using Pure Synergy Organics Carrot Juice Powder, Beet Juice Powder, and Kale Juice Powder. It would have been preferable to use the Tomato Juice Powder to make red tortillas but I was all out.

Here is my super simple recipe for homemade tortillas.
(You don't have to use the juice powder, you can just have plain white tortillas)

2 cups white flour + 2 tsp separated (feel free to substitute the white flour for wheat or organic)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup warm water

Here are my measurements for the juice powders, you can use more or less if you like:
Green tortilla: 2 tsp Kale Juice Powder
Red tortilla: 1 tsp Beet Juice Powder OR Tomato Juice Powder
Orange tortilla: 2 tsp Carrot Juice Powder

Step 1: Combine your flour and salt in a bowl. Then mix in one of the organic juice powders for your choice of green, red or orange tortillas.The color will be very faint so be careful not to put too much organic juice powder or not enough (I accidentally didn't add enough carrot on my first batch of tortillas, which you will notice in the pictures).

Step 2: Pour in the oil and combine it with the flour using a fork. You want to mix it in until you have little balls of oil and flour that are about pea size in shape.

Step 3: Mix in the warm water. (Once you put the water in the color really starts to show up.) Combine it all together with a fork and then use your hands to knead the tortilla dough about 10 times. This is when you may need to add the 2 tsp of flour depending on how sticky it feels.

Step 4: Now you're going to shape your tortilla dough into individual balls. I use my digital kitchen scale and make each ball 1.5 ounces. Obviously you don't have to use a kitchen scale if you don't have one, just make the balls into equal sizes. ('m just a perfectionist when it comes to things being equal size.)

After you've formed your tortilla dough into balls cover them with plastic wrap and let them rest for 30 minutes. I take the plastic wrap off for the last 15 minutes so the dough isn't too sticky when I start cooking.

 

Step 5: Bake the tortillas. If you don't have a tortilla maker you can just use a rolling pin to flatten your tortilla dough and cook them in a hot frying pan.  If you've never used a tortilla maker before it's fairly simple:

First warm up the griddle with the top open. Once it's warmed up place a ball of dough near the back of the griddle as shown.

Then you're going to put the lid and handle down and press firmly and quickly to flatten the dough. Then quickly open the lid so the dough can rise and bubble. Sometimes the dough may stick to the top lid and you'll have to carefully scrape the tortilla off with a spatula. 

(This is why I let my dough rest with no plastic wrap so the dough becomes a little dry.)

 

Let the tortilla cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side and then you're ready to eat. 

 

 

Add your favorite toppings and have a fun Cinco de Mayo!