Homemade wraps

[mr steev]

Is it possible to make homemade wraps that will stay reasonably fresh in a lunchbox? I've never really made tortillas but I often make pittas and flatbreads which taste great when they've just been made but really don't keep very well.
Has anyone got any hint and tips on making them and keeping them soft for a few hours?

 

[Miss Caphat]

this is probably unhelpful, but I have a wrap sandwich almost every day at work...I keep everything in separate containers and make it there.

 

[mr steev]

That's probably what I'd do if it was for me at work, but I'd like to start giving them to my daughter for her school lunch and her culinary skills aren't quite up to scratch yet

 

[xenon]

I don't make the actual wraps, I'm assuming you're particularly asking about that. But regularly make stuff which I load into wraps and keep in a lunch box. 2 - 3 days. Something that can be eaten cold. Leaving out thingss like lettuce, which go manky quickly.

 

[mr steev]

Yeah, it's the bread I want to be able to master

 

[Looby]

I just wrap them in kitchen roll then foil as cling film and sandwich bags sweat.

Mayo or something else like that should help to keep them moist.

 

[Callum91]

Actually making tortillas is an absolute pain in the arse, just buy 'em. As for keeping them at their best then a layer of some sort of fat (butter/mayo etc) is a good idea to form a moisture barrier from the other toppings. Skip super wet toppings like tomato? Perhaps heat it up if you have such facilities?

 

[mr steev]

Actually making tortillas is an absolute pain in the arse

Is it bollocks
(That's using dough hooks or a bread machine to do the kneading though, if you make them by hand I can see your point )
I find cold pre bought wraps pretty uninspiring tbh, and cold bought pitta breads are crap

 

[Ground Elder]

I read the thread title on my phone as homemade wasps & I'm now feeling slightly disappointed.

 

[mr steev]

*hands over toilet roll, tissue paper and pipe cleaners to Ground Elder*

 

[Callum91]

Or just take all the ingredients with you and assemble when needed. Always an option.

 

[mr steev]

Or just take all the ingredients with you and assemble when needed. Always an option.

They're for my daughter. She's 5

 

[Callum91]

They're for my daughter. She's 5

At that age I was taking in my own carcass to butcher... I had to move schools frequently.

 

[pogofish]

There was quite a bit on the last Wraps thread IIRC:

http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/wraps.309019/

 

[mr steev]

There was quite a bit on the last Wraps thread IIRC:

http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/wraps.309019/

Yeah, I've seen that. There's nothing about making your own wraps (as in the bread, not just filling and folding) and nothing about keeping them fresh (which was my original question)

 

[sheothebudworths]

There was quite a bit on the last Wraps thread IIRC:

http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/wraps.309019/

I would imagine that there's fuck all on that thread about making the ACTUAL WRAPS and how to preserve them better once you have.

 

[pogofish]

Yeah, I've seen that. There's nothing about making your own wraps (as in the bread, not just filling and folding) and nothing about keeping them fresh (which was my original question)

OK, sorry - there has been just such a thread though. I managed to learn how to make a wrap that stayed folded from it!

 

[mr steev]

OK, sorry - there has been just such a thread though. I managed to learn how to make a wrap that stayed folded from it!

that would be a link I would be happy to click

 

[sheothebudworths]

I'm wondering if sprinkling a bit of water on them and whacking them briefly into a hot oven before making up the filled wrap might help - but a) that may be more work than you can be arsed to do (certainly wouldn't be worth it with an electric oven ) and b) it might not

 

[pogofish]

I'll see what I can do.

 

[mr steev]

I'm wondering if sprinkling a bit of water on them and whacking them briefly into a hot oven before making up the filled wrap might help - but a) that may be more work than you can be arsed to do (certainly wouldn't be worth it with an electric oven ) and b) it might not

Yeah, reheating them would revive them a bit, but this is for a school lunchbox

 

[Miss Caphat]

the problem with wraps is not that they dry out - they get disgustingly soggy and mushy
if companies such as Trader Joe's haven't been able to figure out how to keep them tasting good, then I don't have much hope for normal wrap sandwiches.

I have had luck making pinwheel type sandwiches. They even tend to taste better after being in the fridge for a while. The ones I made basically involve mixing some things into cream cheese (or other soft cheese spread) spreading it on a tortilla, adding a bunch of relatively sturdy chopped veggies (celery, peppers, olives, cucumber, carrots, scallions, etc), rolling it up, and cutting into slices.

 

[Miss Caphat]

here are some more varieties