Easy Homemade Veggie Wraps (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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1 medium sweet potato (you'll need about ½ cup once it's cooked and mashed)
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¾ cup all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
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¼ teaspoon salt
# Instructions:
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Pierce your sweet potato several times with a fork, then pop it in the microwave for 6 to 7 minutes until it's completely soft when you press it. Let it cool slightly, then scoop out the flesh into a mixing bowl and mash it up with a fork until it's nice and smooth.
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Toss the flour and salt in with your mashed sweet potato. Using a fork, mix everything together until the mixture looks dry and crumbly. Now get your hands in there and knead it all together until it forms a cohesive dough ball. If it feels too sticky, sprinkle in a bit more flour, one tablespoon at a time, until it comes together nicely.
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Transfer your dough to a floured work surface and cut it into 6 equal pieces for smaller tortillas, or 4 pieces if you want them bigger. Roll each piece into a little ball between your palms.
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Take one dough ball at a time and use a floured rolling pin to roll it out into a thin round circle, about 6 inches across. Keep both your rolling pin and surface well-floured so nothing sticks. Roll them pretty thin since they'll puff up slightly when you cook them.
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Heat a nonstick skillet or lightly oiled pan over medium heat. Cook each tortilla for about a minute on each side, just until you see some light brown spots appear. Stack them up as you go and repeat with the remaining dough.
# Notes:
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This recipe yields 6 mini tortillas around 6 to 7 inches wide. Want bigger ones? Just divide your dough into 3 or 4 pieces instead.
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Microwaving gives better results than oven-roasting for this recipe. The microwave makes drier sweet potato flesh that's easier to work with, while roasted sweet potato tends to be too moist and needs way more flour.
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Roll your dough as thin as possible since the tortillas will puff up a bit when they hit the hot pan.
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Depending on your pan, you might need to add a light coating of oil. A quality nonstick pan works beautifully for getting those nice charred spots without sticking.