Wondering how to make your own Daniel Fast tortillas without oil? This easy 4-ingredient tortilla recipe quick and easy to prepare. It takes just several minutes to prepare the dough and takes as little as six minutes to cook in a skillet.

There is no oil, eggs or dairy in this recipe. Instead it calls for tahini (sesame seed butter, or other nut or seed butter) which adds fat without refined oils. Making flatbreads and tortillas is quick and easy, here’s how to do it.

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What are Daniel Fast tortillas?

There are many types of flatbread, and flatbread is enjoyed throughout the world. Tortillas are a type of unleavened flatbread. Flatbread can be made with yeast or without yeast. Tortillas are always unleavened.

Our site is all about making Daniel Fast cooking easy, which is why we love this easy 4-ingredient yeast-free Daniel Fast tortilla recipe.

Daniel Fast tortillas serving suggestions

Here’s ideas for enjoying these tortillas:

• Vegan flatbread dippers: Cut flatbread into triangles and enjoy with hummus.
• Flatbread pizzas: Before baking, make into a pizza or calzone by spreading sauce on top and your favorite vegetable, herbs and spices. If making a calzone, fold into a pocket before baking.
• Flatbread tacos: Enjoy this recipe as a tortilla as a taco with your favorite fillings.
• Flatbread quesadillas: Roll it very thin into a tortilla and make a hummus quesadilla with the cooked flatbread.

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Daniel Fast tortilla recipe (oil-free)

Makes four 6″ round tortillas

Equipment

• Mixing bowl
• Cutting board
• Victoria cast-iron tortilla press
• If You Care parchment paper
• All-Clad measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients

• 1 cup organic whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon tahini paste (Sesame seed butter)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup cold water, plus 1-2 tablespoons more if needed

Directions

1. In a medium sized bowl, combine flour and salt, whisk well.
2. Add tahini into bowl. Use a fork, whisk or your fingers to mix tahini evenly into flour. Eventually, it will have look “sandy” when the tahini is evenly distributed throughout the flour.
3. Add water. Using a fork, whisk or your hands, form into a dough ball.
4. Cut dough ball into four equal pieces.
5. Roll each piece into a ball with your hands.
6. Then, flatten each ball into a thin disk (about 1/8″) using a rolling pin on a floured work surface. Or, use a tortilla press lined with parchment paper.

Cook tortillas

• Skillet: Heat a skillet. Place flatbread onto skillet and cook over medium heat for about three minutes, or until starting to brown. Flip, and cook the other side for another three minutes, or until starting to brown. Remove from skillet and enjoy.
• Oven: Heat an oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place flatbreads onto prepared baking sheet and into preheated oven. Bake for 5-10 minutes, or until cooked through and starting to brown. Flip halfway through if desired.

Flavoring ideas

• Make these tortillas ahead of time and store in the refrigerator or freezer. Reheat in a skillet or hot oven for several minutes.
• Add any desired flavorings into this flatbread, such as herbs, spices, chopped garlic and onions, and cooked vegetables.
• Add 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon powder to make a sweet flatbread. Toss cooked sweet flatbreads in more cinnamon and sugar for an extra special treat.

Further reading:

• Here’s a recipe for Unleavened Breads made with olive oil: Daniel Fast bread recipe
• Ultimate Guide to Daniel and Fasting Biblically in 2024
• How to create a Daniel Diet meal plan
• Read the book of Daniel on biblegateway.com